Teachers should occasionally let their students blow off some steam.
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Blow
/bləʊ/
Synonyms for "blow" (748 found)
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Closest matches (150)
Noun(22 words)
gustpuffreversesetbackbashesbellowsbiffingbiffsblack eyeblastblusteringblustersbopsbreezebreezesbreezingbruisebuglesbumpbumps
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accidentaccomplished factaccomplishmentacheachievementachingactactaactionadventureamplifyanthesisastonishmentbafflementbagpipebalkbangbanquetbarnumizebash
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bastinadobatbaybe in bloombe in flowerbean-feastbeanobear fruitbeatbeat itbeatingbeepbellbeltbetrayed hopebiffblack squallblareblastblasted expectationblatblighted hopeblizzardblockbusterbloombloomingblossomblossomingblow a hornblow a hurricaneblow great gunsblow offblow outblow overblow the hornblow upblowhardblowingblowoutblunderblunder awayblusterbobbleboggleboltbombbombastbombshellbonkbootbopbotchboxbragbraybreakbreak downbreathbreathebreathe hardbreathe inbreathe outbreatherbreathing spacebreezebreeze upbrewbring to maturitybuffetbugger upbuglebumpbungleburgeonburn outburstburst into bloombustcalamitycarilloncartelcast awaycasualtycataclysmcatastrophecatchchopclarion
Strong matches (224)
clean outclearclear awayclear offclear outclear the decksclipcloutclumpcock-a-doodle-doocollapsecollisioncome to fruitioncome upcomedownconcussionconsultconsumecontretempscough
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coupcrackcrack upcrack-upcrampcrashcrowcruel disappointmentcuffcutcyclonedashdashed hopedealingsdeeddefeatdefecatedepartdepletedestroydetonatedigdingdintdisappointmentdisasterdiscomfituredisillusionmentdissatisfactiondissipatedistenddistressditherdog itdoingdoingsdolordoodledouble-tonguedousedraindribble awaydriveldroopdropdrop a brickdrop the balldrubdrubbingdrummingdubduck and runduck outduffdynamiteearthshakereffloresceefflorescenceefforteliminateembroideremitemptyempty outendeavorenlargeenterpriseequinoctialescapeevacuateexaggerateexhaleexhaustexitexpandexpelexpendexpireexplodeexploitextinguisheye openereye-openerfailurefaintfait accomplifallen countenancefanfatiguefeastfeatfestal boardfiascofifefizzleflagflare upflawfleefloreateflorescencefloretfloricultureflosculeflourishflowerfloweragefloweretfloweringflubfluffflurryflutefoilingfool awayfoozleforlorn hopefoulfoul upfreshenfritterfrustrationfuck upfull bloomfumblefumefusilladegalegamble awaygardeninggasconadegaspgathergestget awayget offget tiredgive offgive outgive vent togogo offgo throughgoofgoof upgriefgroaning boardgrow upgrow wearygulpgum upgusthackhalf a galehandhandiworkhang the expenseheaveheavy blowhesitatehiccuphithonkhope deferredhorticulturehortoriumhuff
Related words (374)
Noun(64 words)
huffinginsufflatejabbingjabskickknockdownknockoutknockslammingmisfortunenose candyoverspendpuffspunchpunchespunchingreversalsclaffshockshocks
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sledgehammerssluggingsmacksmackingsmackssmitanesmitesmitessmitingsnortssnowsockingsquallssquanderstrikestrikesstrikingstrikingsswatsswatteringsweepswingethudsthwackingthwackstootingtrumpetinguppercutsuppercuttingventwaftwallopingwallopingswallopswastewhackingwhackswhammieswhammingwhammywhamswhapwhistleswhistling
hurricanehurtill hapill windill-windimpactincreaseinflateinhaleinjuryinspirejabjadejarjobjokerjoltkickerknocklam
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lashlavishlay it onlay it on thickleavelesionlet outletdownlickline squallline stormliplouse uplucullan feastmagnifymaneuvermaturatematuremeasuremellowmessmess upmiragemisadventuremischancemisfortunemishapmismanagemouthmovemuckmuck upmuckermuffnasty blowopen the floodgatesopen the sluicesoperationoverstateovert actpainpangpantpassagepassionpealpeltpercussionperformanceperipeteiapeter outpile it onpileuppipepipe upplay outplugplunkpokepontificatepoop outpop offposypoundprateproceedingproductionpuffpuff and blowpull a bonerpull outpunchpurgequitragerapreach its seasonreach maturityreekremoveres gestaerespirerespiteretirerevelationriperipenrodomontaderufflerun alongrun downrun outrun throughscatterscourscour outscramscrew upscudseize the dayset inset upsetbackshattershilly-shallyshipwreckshockshockershoot the shitshort-circuitshoutshrieksighsinkskin outslamslapslap in the faceslatherslogsloshslugsmacksmashsmashupsmokesneezesniffsnifflesnoresnortsnuffsnufflesocksoresore disappointmentsore spotsoundsound a tattoosound tapssousesow broadcastspasmspendsplitsquallsquall linesquandersquealstaggererstaggering blowstandstartlersteamstepstormstorm windstormy windsstressstress of lifestrokestrong windstuntsuccumbsufferingsurprisalsurprisesurprise endingsurprise packagesurprise partyswapswatsweep outswellswingswipeswitchswooptake a powdertalk bigtalk highfalutintantalizationtattooteasetempesttempestuous windtentender spotthick squallthingthing donethroesthrowthrow awaythrow money aroundthrow offthrow outthumpthunderboltthunderclapthundersquallthwacktiretoken punishmenttonguetoottootletornadotouchtour de forcetragedytransactiontraumatrifle awaytriple-tonguetropical cyclonetrumpetturntweedletyphoonugly windunclogundertakingunfoldingunfoldmentunfoulvacillatevamoosevaporvauntventviolent blowvoidwaftwallopwastewearyweltwhackwheezewhiffwhifflewhinewhirlwindwhistlewhite squallwhole galewhompwhopwildflowerwilliwawwiltwindwind gustwind the hornwind-shift linewindstormwinnowwithdrawworkworkswoundwreckwrenchyerk
Verb(23 words)
Adjective(1 words)
strong impact
Interjection(1 words)
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More general
100 entriesShowing 16 of 100 words.
More specific
13 entriesCollocations
12 entriesblow a kissblow awayblow money on toysblow out candlesblow to moraleblow to the headblow upblow your topcareer blowfinancial blowgust of windheavy blow
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
4 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 18 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- պայթել verb (to explode)
Bulgarian
2 entries- взривявам се verb (to explode)
- експлодирам verb (to explode)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 爆炸 verb (to explode)
Danish
1 entries- sprænge verb (to explode)
Dutch
2 entries- ontploffen verb (to explode)
- springen verb (to explode)
Finnish
1 entries- räjähtää verb (to explode)
French
2 entries- péter verb (to explode)
- sauter verb (to explode)
German
3 entries- explodieren verb (to explode)
- hochgehen verb (to explode)
- in die Luft gehen verb (to explode)
Hebrew
1 entries- התפוצץ verb (to explode)
Italian
1 entries- esplodere verb (to explode)
Japanese
1 entries- 爆発する verb (to explode)
Korean
1 entries- 터지다 verb (to explode)
Latvian
1 entries- sprāgt verb (to explode)
Macedonian
1 entries- се распрснува verb (to explode)
Polish
2 entries- wybuchać verb (to explode)
- wybuchnąć verb (to explode)
Portuguese
2 entries- estourar verb (to explode)
- explodir verb (to explode)
Russian
4 entries- взлета́ть на во́здух verb (to explode)
- взлете́ть на во́здух verb (to explode)
- взорва́ться verb (to explode)
- взрыва́ться verb (to explode)
Vietnamese
1 entries- nổ verb (to explode)
Sample sentences
99 total sentences available.
Make a wish and blow out the candles.
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If you go underwater, hold your nose and blow to clear your ears.
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This new product of ours is a serious blow to our rival company.
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