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blow

/bləʊ/
Meanings
  • Verb

    To move or force out with a violent or sudden gust of wind, a blast of air, or a strike.

    - "The wind blew the leaves off the trees."
    - "He blew out the candles on his birthday cake."
    - "The boxer landed a powerful blow to his opponent's face."
  • Verb

    To make or create with a blast or a violent force.

    - "The factory blew glass for hours on end."
    - "The volcano blew its top, spewing ash into the sky."
  • Verb

    To play a wind instrument, such as a trumpet or a flute.

    - "He blew a beautiful melody on his trumpet."
    - "She blew a perfect note on her flute."
Pronunciation
  1. /bloʊ/



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  2. /bloʊ/



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Synonyms

snow , bace , hit , punch , strike , calamity , disaster
Rhymes
Words rhyming with blow
show , flow , glow , dough , row
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Blow (Scottish) : A blowout, an explosion

  2. Blow (Australian) : To gamble

Variants
List of all variants of blow that leads to same result
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Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

blows, blew, blowing

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English blawan, from blaw 'breath, wind'. Related to blowhorn, blowpipe.

Trivia
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  1. The world's largest snowblower is located in Minnesota, USA, and can clear a driveway that is 150 feet long and 12 feet wide in just 3 minutes.

  2. The word 'blow' appears 32 times in Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth'.

Related Concepts
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  1. Gale: A strong wind, especially one with a speed of more than 32 mph (52 kph)

  2. Breeze: A gentle wind, typically one with a speed of less than 12 mph (19 kph)

Culture
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In literature, 'blow' has been used extensively to describe the wind, as in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth': 'The raven, like a ravening wolf, Bids the knight unwelcome: the hooting owl, The twit-twooing raven, all these sounds, Revile thee. A cherub's wings are ever trembling; And these mine ears: to hear his whispering: 'Is this a dagger which I see before me?'. In music, 'blow' is a common term used in wind instruments.

How to Memorize "blow"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a gust of wind blowing leaves off a tree, or imagine blowing out candles on a birthday cake.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'blow' with the wind or with the sound of blowing a wind instrument.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'BLOW' to remember the definitions: 'B' for 'wind', 'L' for 'force out', 'O' for 'create', and 'W' for 'wind instrument'.

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