blow

I

n.

1) to deal, deliver, strike a blow (he dealt us a severe blow)

2) to heap, rain blows on smb.

3) to come to blows; to exchange blows

4) to take a blow (the boxer took several blows to the head)

5) to cushion; deflect, parry, ward off; dodge a blow

6) a body; crushing, hard, heavy, powerful, resounding, severe, staggering, telling; decisive; fatal, mortal; glancing, light blow

7) indiscriminate blows (to rain indiscriminate blows on one's victims)

8) a low ('illegal') blow (also fig.)

9) an exchange of blows

10) a blow against, at (to strike a blow against poverty)

11) a blow for (to strike a blow for freedom)

12) a blow on, to (a blow on the head; he took a blow to the chin; a blow to one's hopes)

13) under blows (to reel under crushing blows)

II

v.

1) to blow hard (the wind was blowing hard)

2) (A; usu. without to) she blew him a kiss

3) (D; intr.) to blow on (blow on the soup; it's too hot)

4) (misc.) (slang) he blew ('came') into town

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[bləʊ]

blew ('came') into town

crushing

decisive

deflect

deliver

dodge a blow

fatal

glancing

hard

heavy

light blow

mortal

parry

powerful

rain blows on smb.

resounding

severe

staggering

telling

to exchange blows

ward off

to (a blow on the head; he took a blow to the chin; a blow to one's hopes)

strike a blow (he dealt us a severe blow)

at (to strike a blow against poverty)

(A; usu. without to) she blew him a kiss

(misc.) (slang) he

a body

a blow against

a blow on

an exchange of blows

to come to blows

to cushion

to deal

to heap

a low ('illegal') blow (also fig.)

to take a blow (the boxer took several blows to the head)

to blow hard (the wind was blowing hard)

indiscriminate blows (to rain indiscriminate blows on one's victims)

under blows (to reel under crushing blows)

a blow for (to strike a blow for freedom)

(D; intr.) to blow on (blow on the soup; it's too hot)