blow
/bloʊ/ noun C2- An instance of the act of striking or hitting. · A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.· During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the midsection.
- A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
- A damaging occurrence. · A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
- Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”).
Plural blows
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- blow apart To destroy (something) by explosion or figuratively simil...
- blow away Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, ...
- blow down To knock over with an air current, most often wind.
- blow in To unexpectedly and casually arrive.
- blow into To enter (a place) casually.
- blow off Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, ...
- blow on To forcefully expel air from the lungs onto an object.
- blow out To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially b...
- blow over To blow on something causing it to topple.
- blow through To expend or waste rapidly.
- blow up Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, up.
From the library
The old father and Mercédès remained for some time apart, each absorbed in grief; but at length the two poor victims of the same blow raised their eyes, and with a simultaneous burst of feeling rushed into each other’s arms.
With one blow of his paw he sent the Scarecrow spinning over and over to the edge of the road, and then he struck at the Tin Woodman with his sharp claws.
So the Woodman raised his axe, and as the Wildcat ran by he gave it a quick blow that cut the beast’s head clean off from its body, and it rolled over at his feet in two pieces.
Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.
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