Definition of blow

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Blow (v. t.) To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth, or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; as, to blow a trumpet; to blow an organ..

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Percussion :: Percussion (n.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate..
Sidewinder :: Sidewinder (n.) A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an adversary..
Feeder :: Feeder (n.) A strong discharge of gas from a fissure; a blower.
Blowhole :: Blowhole (n.) A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean.
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..
Upblow :: Upblow (v. t.) To inflate.
Bicker :: Bicker (v. i.) To skirmish; to exchange blows; to fight.
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or with an instrument or weapon..
Die :: Die (n.) A metal or plate (often one of a pair) so cut or shaped as to give a certain desired form to, or impress any desired device on, an object or surface, by pressure or by a blow; used in forging metals, coining, striking up sheet metal, etc..
Thicken :: Thicken (v. t.) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows..
Solano :: Solano () A hot, oppressive wind which sometimes blows in the Mediterranean, particularly on the eastern coast of Spain..
Bluebottle :: Bluebottle (n.) A large and troublesome species of blowfly (Musca vomitoria). Its body is steel blue.
Chop :: Chop (v. t.) To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; -- usually with off or down.
Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To begin with haste, ardor, or vehemence; to rush or hurry; as, they fell to blows..
Clout :: Clout (n.) A blow with the hand.
Blow :: Blow (v. t.) To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire..
Lash :: Lash (n.) The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given..
Blower :: Blower (n.) One who, or that which, blows..
Blow :: Blow (v. t.) To clear of contents by forcing air through; as, to blow an egg; to blow one's nose..
Amphoric :: Amphoric (a.) Produced by, or indicating, a cavity in the lungs, not filled, and giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter; as, amphoric respiration or resonance..
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