Definition of blow

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Blow (v. t.) To cause to blossom; to put forth (blossoms or flowers).

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Blow :: Blow (v. t.) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue; as, to blow a horse..
Pegasus :: Pegasus (n.) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the body of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. On this account he is, in modern times, associated with the Muses, and with ideas of poetic inspiration..
Backhander :: Backhander (n.) A backhanded blow.
South :: South (a.) Lying toward the south; situated at the south, or in a southern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the south, or coming from the south; blowing from the south; southern; as, the south pole..
Estramacon :: Estramacon (n.) A blow with edge of a sword.
By-blow :: By-blow (n.) An illegitimate child; a bastard.
Flute :: Flute (v. i.) A musical wind instrument, consisting of a hollow cylinder or pipe, with holes along its length, stopped by the fingers or by keys which are opened by the fingers. The modern flute is closed at the upper end, and blown with the mouth at a lateral hole..
Blowhole :: Blowhole (n.) A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean.
Leeward :: Leeward (a.) Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side toward which the wind blows; -- opposed to windward; as, a leeward berth; a leeward ship..
Flog :: Flog (v. t.) To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to chastise with repeated blows.
Bob :: Bob (n.) To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap..
Windward :: Windward (n.) The point or side from which the wind blows; as, to ply to the windward; -- opposed to leeward..
Recheat :: Recheat (v. i.) To blow the recheat.
Fend :: Fend (v. t.) To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; -- often with off; as, to fend off blows..
Blow :: Blow (v. t.) To form by inflation; to swell by injecting air; as, to blow bubbles; to blow glass..
Counterstroke :: Counterstroke (n.) A stroke or blow in return.
Blower :: Blower (n.) The whale; -- so called by seamen, from the circumstance of its spouting up a column of water..
Break :: Break (v. t.) To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a fall or blow..
Blower :: Blower (n.) A device for producing a current of air; as: (a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire. (b) A machine for producing an artificial blast or current of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing gram, etc..
Cornage :: Cornage (n.) Anancient tenure of land, which obliged the tenant to give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn..
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