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v. be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

squander, spend generously

v. spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"

waste, squander

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

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Fuzzynyms (145)

cut, swing, baseball swing

n. in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"

swing, swinging

n. changing location by moving back and forth

blow, bump

n. an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"

sweep, slam

n. winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge

defeat

n. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

impact

n. the striking of one body against another

blow, shock

n. an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"

sweep, slam

n. winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge

defeat

n. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

hit, collision

n. (physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"

storm, violent storm

n. a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening

play, play on

v. perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"

puff, gasp, pant

v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

snort, huff

v. inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue"

pipe, play on a pipe

v. play on a pipe; "pipe a tune"

toot, claxon, beep, blare, honk

v. make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"

blast

v. make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"

trumpet, blow the trumpet, play the trumpet

v. play or blow on the trumpet

explode

v. cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/

expand, blow up, inflate, amplify

v. exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"

fill, fill up, make full

v. make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

air, vent, ventilate, air out

v. expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"

activate, aerate

v. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

fan

v. agitate the air

expand, spread out

v. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

spread, extend, distribute, cause to spread

v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

heat, inflame, stir up, fire up

v. arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

miss

v. fail to reach or get to; "She missed her train"

sail, sweep

v. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"

misconduct, mismanage, mishandle

v. manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged"

sail

v. traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

buffet, batter, knock against, knock about

v. strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"

beat, flap

v. move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"

beat, flap

v. move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"

fling

v. move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

wave, flourish, brandish

v. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

wave, flap, undulate

v. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

wave, curl, form into curls

v. twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

fan

v. agitate the air

reach, extend, reach out

v. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"

shoot, fritter, fool, dissipate, fritter away, fool away, frivol away

v. spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"

waste, blow, squander

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

abuse, misuse, pervert

v. change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

shoot, fritter, fool, dissipate, fritter away, fool away, frivol away

v. spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"

blow, squander, spend generously

v. spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"

down, consume, go through, devour

v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

expend, spend

v. pay out; "spend money"

gratify, indulge, pander to, yield to

v. yield (to); give satisfaction to

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Antonyms (21)

inhale, breathe in, draw in air

v. draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"

save, lay aside, save up

v. feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"

cache, hoard, stash, lay away, squirrel away, hive up

v. save up as for future use

conserve, husband, economize, economise

v. use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"

save, conserve, preserve

v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

retrench

v. tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

save

v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

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