" blew "

1: to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty;

  * e.g., " ... that horse was really blowing after the race "

•  Synonyms : 

•  gasped,

•  heaved,

•  hyperventilated,

•  panted,

•  puffed,

•  wheezed

•  Antonyms : 

•  conserved

2: to use up carelessly;

  * e.g., " ... each year he blows his holiday bonus on a trip to Las Vegas "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dissipated,

•  fiddled away,

•  frittered (away),

•  lavished,

•  lost,

•  misspent,

•  ran through,

•  spent,

•  squandered,

•  threw away,

•  trifled (away),

•  wasted

•  Antonyms : 

•  imploded

3: to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure;

  * e.g., " ... a huge crater was formed when the volcano last blew "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blew up,

•  burst,

•  crumped,

•  detonated,

•  exploded,

•  popped,

•  went off

•  Antonyms : 

•  crawled,

•  crept,

•  poked

1: to produce flowers;

  * e.g., " ... longing for a grassy field in some far-off land where the wildflowers blow "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bloomed,

•  blossomed,

•  burgeoned,

•  effloresced,

•  flowered,

•  unfolded

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty;

  * e.g., " ... that horse was really blowing after the race "

•  Synonyms : 

•  gasp,

•  heave,

•  hyperventilate,

•  pant,

•  puff,

•  wheeze

•  Antonyms : 

•  conserve

2: to use up carelessly;

  * e.g., " ... each year he blows his holiday bonus on a trip to Las Vegas "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dissipate,

•  fiddle away,

•  fritter (away),

•  lavish,

•  lose,

•  misspend,

•  run through,

•  spend,

•  squander,

•  throw away,

•  trifle (away),

•  waste

•  Antonyms : 

•  implode

3: to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure;

  * e.g., " ... a huge crater was formed when the volcano last blew "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blow up,

•  burst,

•  crump,

•  detonate,

•  explode,

•  go off,

•  pop

•  Antonyms : 

•  crawl,

•  creep,

•  poke

1: to produce flowers;

  * e.g., " ... longing for a grassy field in some far-off land where the wildflowers blow "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bloom,

•  blossom,

•  burgeon,

•  effloresce,

•  flower,

•  unfold

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to let or force out of the lungs;

  * e.g., " ... blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breathe (out),

•  exhale,

•  expel,

•  expire

•  Antonyms : 

•  inbreathe,

•  inhale,

•  inspire

1: as in barged (in), breezed (in);

•  Synonyms : 

•  barged (in),

•  breezed (in),

•  burst (in or into),

•  waltzed (in),

•  debarked,

•  disembarked,

•  checked in,

•  clocked (in),

•  pulled in,

•  touched down,

•  fetched,

•  hit,

•  made,

•  reached,

•  appeared,

•  arrived,

•  came,

•  got in,

•  got through,

•  landed,

•  showed up,

•  turned up

•  Antonyms : 

•  left,

•  went,

•  checked out,

•  clocked (out),

•  fled,

•  vamoosed

1: to defeat by a large margin;

  * e.g., " ... the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion "

•  Synonyms : 

•  annihilated,

•  bombed,

•  buried,

•  clobbered,

•  creamed,

•  drubbed,

•  dusted,

•  flattened,

•  pasted,

•  routed,

•  shellacked,

•  skinned,

•  skunked,

•  smoked,

•  smothered,

•  snowed under,

•  thrashed,

•  trimmed,

•  tromped,

•  trounced,

•  walloped,

•  waxed,

•  whipped,

•  whomped,

•  whopped,

•  whupped

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to end a usually intimate relationship with;

  * e.g., " ... before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off "

•  Synonyms : 

•  broke off (with),

•  ditched,

•  dumped,

•  jilted,

•  kissed off,

•  left

•  Antonyms : 

•  attended,

•  showed up (for)

2: to fail to attend;

  * e.g., " ... blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cut,

•  missed,

•  skipped

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to become very angry;

  * e.g., " ... she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day "

•  Synonyms : 

•  flared (up),

•  flipped (out)

•  Antonyms : 

•  calmed (down),

•  simmered down

2: to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure;

  * e.g., " ... the building blew up because of a gas leak "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blew,

•  burst,

•  crumped,

•  detonated,

•  exploded,

•  popped,

•  went off

•  Antonyms : 

•  imploded

3: to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive;

  * e.g., " ... blew up the biggest rocks and then cleared them away "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blasted,

•  blew,

•  burst,

•  demolished,

•  exploded,

•  popped,

•  shattered,

•  smashed

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to become very angry;

  * e.g., " ... He blew a gasket when he saw that his younger brother had borrowed his car without asking. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blew up,

•  flared (up),

•  flipped (out)

•  Antonyms : 

•  calmed (down),

•  simmered down