All blow synonyms
blow
B b noun blow
- catastrophe β A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- hurricane β a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour (32 m/sec). Compare tropical cyclone, typhoon.
- impact β the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision: The impact of the colliding cars broke the windshield.
- bump β If you bump into something or someone, you accidentally hit them while you are moving.
- concussion β If you suffer concussion after a blow to your head, you lose consciousness or feel sick or confused.
- shock β a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
- punch β the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.
- slap β a gap or opening, as in a fence, wall, cloud bank, or line of troops.
- jolt β Java Open Language Toolkit
- stroke β a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court.
- jab β a poke with the end or point of something; a sharp, quick thrust.
- kick β to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- uppercut β a swinging blow directed upward, as to an adversary's chin.
- disaster β a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- setback β Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
- letdown β a decrease in volume, force, energy, etc.: a letdown in sales; a general letdown of social barriers.
- calamity β A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.
- disappointment β Cape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
- mishap β an unfortunate accident.
- tragedy β a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: stunned by the tragedy of so many deaths.
- casualty β A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident.
- gust β Archaic. flavor or taste.
- squall β the act or sound of squalling: The baby's squall was heard next door.
- gale β Zona [zoh-nuh] /ΛzoΚ nΙ/ (Show IPA), 1874β1938, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and poet.
- flurry β a light, brief shower of snow.
- draft β a drawing, sketch, or design.
- typhoon β a tropical cyclone or hurricane of the western Pacific area and the China seas.
- puff β a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
- tempest β a comedy (1611) by Shakespeare.
- ding β to cause surface damage to; dent: Flying gravel had dinged the car's fenders.
- pound β Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
- clip β A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
verb blow
- blast β A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
- squander β to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- rush β to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- stream β a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- flow β to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
- drive β to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- waft β to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water: The gentle breeze wafted the sound of music to our ears.
- wave β a member of the Waves.
- whistle β to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- pump β a lightweight, low-cut shoe without fastenings for women.
- swirl β to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy.
- play β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- blast β A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
- go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- fail β to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- spend β to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
- dissipate β to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.