blow

I. n.

1.

Stroke, knock, rap, pat, thump, dab, beat, lick, thwack, bang.

2.

Calamity, disaster, misfortune, affliction.

3.

Bloom, blossom, flower, efflorescence.

4.

Gale, blast, gust.

II. v. n.

1.

Move or flow in currents (as the wind).

2.

Pant, puff, lose breath, breathe hard.

3.

Flower, bloom, blossom.

4.

Sound, give forth sound, peal forth, breathe.

5.

(Colloq.) Boast, brag, gasconade, talk large, bluster.

6.

Spout (as a whale).

III. v. a.

1.

Drive (by blowing), impel.

2.

Force wind upon, direct a current of air upon.

3.

Sound, wind, sound upon, wind a blast upon.

4.

Spread, spread or sound abroad, diffuse.

5.

Form (with the breath).

6.

Deposit eggs in, fly-blow, make putrid.