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For the verb: "to blow"

Simple Past:	blew
Past Participle:	blown

blow
A	noun
	1	blow, puff
			forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
		Category Tree: phenomenon ╚process ╚organic process; biological process ╚bodily process; body process; bodily function; activity ╚breath ╚exhalation; expiration; breathing out ╚blow, puff ╚insufflation
	2	blow
			a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚motion; movement; move; motility ╚stroke ╚blow ╚kick; boot; kicking ╚box ╚punch; clout; poke; lick; biff ╚whip; lash; whiplash ╚swat ╚knockout; KO ╚knockdown ╚smacker ╚smack; smacking; slap ╚thwack ╚knock; belt; rap; whack; whang ╚clip
	3	coke, blow, nose candy, snow, C
			street names for cocaine
		Category Tree: entity ╚causal agent; cause; causal agency ╚agent ╚drug ╚narcotic ╚hard drug ╚cocaine; cocain ╚coke, blow, nose candy, snow, C
	4	shock, blow
			an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚change; alteration; modification ╚surprise ╚shock, blow ╚blip
	5	bump, blow
			an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚contact; impinging; striking ╚impact ╚bump, blow ╚slap; smack ╚pounding; buffeting ╚knock; bash; bang; smash; belt ╚rap; strike; tap ╚concussion ╚jolt; jar; jounce
	6	reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye
			an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye ╚whammy
	7	gust, blast, blow
			a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
		Category Tree: phenomenon ╚natural phenomenon ╚physical phenomenon ╚atmospheric phenomenon ╚weather; weather condition; atmospheric condition ╚wind; air current; current of air ╚gust, blast, blow ╚puff; puff of air; whiff ╚sandblast ╚bluster
B	verb
	1	blow
			exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
		Category Tree: breathe; take a breath; respire; suspire ╚exhale; expire; breathe out ╚blow ╚insufflate ╚puff; huff; chuff ╚pant; puff; gasp; heave
	2	blow
			free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose"
		Category Tree: discharge; expel; eject; release ╚blow
	3	blow
			burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire"
		Category Tree: change ╚change integrity ╚break; separate; split up; fall apart; come apart ╚burst; split; break open ╚blow
	4	blow out, burn out, blow
			melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"
		Category Tree: change ╚fail; go bad; give way; die; give out; conk out; go; break; break down ╚blow out, burn out, blow
	5	blow
			shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚shape; form ╚blow
	6	blow
			allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse"
		Category Tree: rest ╚blow
	7	boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade
			show off
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚inform ╚misinform; mislead ╚overstate; exaggerate; overdraw; hyperbolize; hyerbolise; magnify; amplify ╚boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade ╚gloat; triumph; crow ╚puff
	8	blow
			cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚inform ╚tell ╚disclose; let on; bring out; reveal; discover; expose; divulge; impart; break; give away; let out ╚blow
	9	blow
			lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚put; set; place; pose; position; lay ╚lay; put down; repose ╚blow
	10	shove off, shove along, blow
			leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!"
		Category Tree: move ╚exit; go out; get out; leave ╚go; go away; depart ╚shove off, shove along, blow
	11	float, drift, be adrift, blow
			be in motion due to some air or water current; "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"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚float, drift, be adrift, blow ╚stream ╚tide ╚waft
	12	blow
			spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew"
		Category Tree: move ╚run; flow; feed; course ╚pour ╚spurt; spirt; gush; spout ╚blow
	13	blow
			cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚blow ╚whiff
	14	blow
			cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚send; direct ╚blow
	15	fellate, blow, go down on
			provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
		Category Tree: sensitize; sensitise ╚stimulate; excite; stir ╚fellate, blow, go down on
	16	blow
			play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn"
		Category Tree: sound ╚blow
	17	blow
			make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew"
		Category Tree: cause to be perceived ╚sound; go ╚blow
	18	blow
			sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew"
		Category Tree: cause to be perceived ╚sound; go ╚blow
	19	blow
			spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"
		Category Tree: transfer ╚give ╚pay ╚spend; expend; drop ╚blow
	20	waste, blow, squander
			spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
		Category Tree: use; expend ╚waste, blow, squander ╚burn
	21	botch, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up
			make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
		Category Tree: fail; go wrong; miscarry ╚botch, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up
	22	blow
			be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"

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