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blow - verb

To be in a state of motion, as air: puff, winnow. See breath.
To breathe hard: gasp, huff, pant, puff. See breath.
To come open or fly apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure. burst, explode, pop. Slang bust. See explosion.
To release or cause to release energy suddenly and violently, especially with a loud noise. blast, burst, detonate, explode, fire, fulminate, go off, touch off. See explosion.
To talk with excessive pride: boast, brag, crow, gasconade, rodomontade, vaunt. See praise.
To move or proceed away from a place: depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave, pull out, quit, retire, run(along), withdraw. Informal cut out, push off, shove off. Slang split, take off. See approach.
To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly: consume, dissipate, fool away, fritter away, riot away, squander, throw away, trifle away, waste. See save.
To pay for the food, drink, or entertainment of (another): treat. Informal set up, stand. See pay.
To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil. Informal bollix up, muck up. Slang goof up, louse up, screw up, snafu. See correct. help.

To come to a particular place: arrive, check in, get in, pull in, reach, show up, turn up. See start.

To be or become angry: anger, boil over, bristle, burn, explode, flare up, foam, fume, rage, seethe. Informal steam. See feelings.

A natural movement or current of air: air, blast, breeze, gust, wind, zephyr. Archaic gale. See breath.
An act of boasting: boast, brag, braggadocio, fanfaronade, gasconade, rodomontade, vaunt. See praise.

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A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. Informal bash, biff, bop, clip, wallop. Slang belt, conk, paste. See attack. strike.
Something that jars the mind or emotions: jolt, shock. Psychiatry trauma. See strike.

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