Definition of blow

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Blow (n.) The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument; as, to give a hard blow on a whistle or horn; to give the fire a blow with the bellows..

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Lee :: Lee (a.) Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; -- opposed to weather; as, the lee side or lee rail of a vessel..
Mangle :: Mangle (v. t.) To cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; to tear in cutting; to cut in a bungling manner; to lacerate; to mutilate..
Montant :: Montant (n.) An upward thrust or blow.
Clout :: Clout (n.) To give a blow to; to strike.
Starch :: Starblowlines (n. pl.) The men in the starboard watch.
Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill tone..
Overblow :: Overblow (v. i.) To force so much wind into a pipe that it produces an overtone, or a note higher than the natural note; thus, the upper octaves of a flute are produced by overblowing..
Fillip :: Fillip (n.) A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.
Smite :: Smite (n.) The act of smiting; a blow.
Blowtube :: Blowtube (n.) A long wrought iron tube, on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of metal (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it; -- called also blowing tube, and blowpipe..
Bump :: Bump (n.) A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance..
Whack :: Whack (v. i.) To strike anything with a smart blow.
Bang :: Bang (n.) A blow as with a club; a heavy blow.
Blowpipe :: Blowpipe (n.) A blowgun; a blowtube.
Fill :: Fill (a.) To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the after side of the sails.
Feeder :: Feeder (n.) A strong discharge of gas from a fissure; a blower.
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast..
Toot :: Toot (v. i.) To blow or sound a horn; to make similar noise by contact of the tongue with the root of the upper teeth at the beginning and end of the sound; also, to give forth such a sound, as a horn when blown..
Spurn :: Spurn (n.) A kick; a blow with the foot.
Floorer :: Floorer (n.) Anything that floors or upsets a person, as a blow that knocks him down; a conclusive answer or retort; a task that exceeds one's abilities..
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