Word

blow, v.
(blew, blowing, blown, blows)
freq. cnt. 18

exhale hard
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

blow

sample sentences

"blow on the soup to cool it down"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blow

semantic pointers

hypernym

exhale, expire, breathe out

hyponym

pant, gasp, puff, heave chuff, puff, huff insufflate

be blowing or storming
<verb.weather> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

blow

sample sentences

"The wind blew from the West"

verb frames

Something ----s
It is ----ing
Something is ----ing PP
It was %sing all day long

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blow

semantic pointers

hyponym

breeze set in waft storm squall bluster

free of obstruction by blowing air through
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

blow

sample sentences

"blow one's nose"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blow

semantic pointers

hypernym

release, discharge, eject, exhaust, expel

be in motion due to some air or water current
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2

be adrift blow drift float

sample sentences

"The leaves were blowing in the wind"
"the boat drifted on the lake"
"The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"
"the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

drift

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blow

semantic pointers

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

verb group

float drift

hyponym

waft tide stream

shape by blowing
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

blow

sample sentences

"Blow a glass vase"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blow blowing

semantic pointers

hypernym

form, shape

make a sound as if blown
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

blow

sample sentences

"The whistle blew"

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blow

semantic pointers

verb group

blow

hypernym

sound, go

burst suddenly
<verb.change>

blow

sample sentences

"The tire blew"
"We blew a tire"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

burst, split, break open

melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

blow blow out burn out

sample sentences

"The lightbulbs blew out"
"The fuse blew"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blowout

semantic pointers

hypernym

fail, break, break down, die, go bad, give way, give out, conk out, go

allow to regain its breath
<verb.communication>

blow

sample sentences

"blow a horse"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

rest

show off
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

blow bluster boast brag gas gasconade shoot a line swash tout vaunt

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

boast boaster

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

brag braggart bragger

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bluster bluster blusterer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

vaunt vaunter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gasconade

semantic pointers

hyponym

puff crow, gloat, triumph

hypernym

exaggerate, magnify, overstate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, amplify

cause to be revealed and jeopardized
<verb.communication>

blow

sample sentences

"The story blew their cover"
"The double agent was blown by the other side"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

disclose, reveal, expose, discover, give away, break, let out, let on, divulge, unwrap, bring out, uncover

lay eggs
<verb.contact>

blow

sample sentences

"certain insects are said to blow"

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

lay, put down, repose

leave; informal or rude
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

blow shove along shove off

sample sentences

"shove off!"
"The children shoved along"
"Blow now!"
"let's blow this place"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

go, depart, go away

spout moist air from the blowhole
<verb.motion>

blow

sample sentences

"The whales blew"

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blow

semantic pointers

hypernym

gush, spout, spurt, spirt

cause to move by means of an air current
<verb.motion>

blow

sample sentences

"The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blower blower blow

semantic pointers

hypernym

move, displace

hyponym

whiff

cause air to go in, on, or through
<verb.motion>

blow

sample sentences

"Blow my hair dry"

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blower blower

semantic pointers

hypernym

send, direct

hyponym

blast

provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
<verb.perception>

blow fellate go down on suck

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fellation

semantic pointers

hypernym

stir, stimulate, excite

play or sound a wind instrument
<verb.perception>

blow

sample sentences

"She blew the horn"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

verb group

blow blow

hypernym

sound

sound by having air expelled through a tube
<verb.perception>

blow

sample sentences

"The trumpets blew"

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

verb group

blow

hypernym

sound, go

spend lavishly or wastefully on
<verb.possession>

blow

sample sentences

"He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something on somebody

semantic pointers

verb group

waste, blow, squander

hypernym

spend, expend, drop

spend thoughtlessly; throw away
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

blow squander waste

sample sentences

"He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"
"You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

waste waste waster

antonym

conserve

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

squanderer

semantic pointers

hypernym

use, expend

verb group

blow

hyponym

burn

make a mess of, destroy or ruin
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

ball up blow bobble bodge bollix bollix up bollocks bollocks up botch botch up bumble bungle flub fluff foul up fuck up fumble louse up mess up mishandle muck up muff screw up spoil

sample sentences

"I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"
"the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"