" blow "

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 barge (in), breeze (in);

•  Synonyms : 

•  barge (in),

•  breeze (in),

•  burst (in or into),

•  waltz (in),

•  debark,

•  disembark,

•  check in,

•  clock (in),

•  pull in,

•  touch down,

•  fetch,

•  hit,

•  make,

•  reach,

•  appear,

•  arrive,

•  come,

•  get in,

•  get through,

•  land,

•  show up,

•  turn up

•  Antonyms : 

•  go,

•  leave,

•  check out,

•  clock (out),

•  flee,

•  vamoose

1: to defeat by a large margin;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  annihilate,

•  bomb,

•  bury,

•  clobber,

•  cream,

•  drub,

•  dust,

•  flatten,

•  paste,

•  rout,

•  shellac,

•  skin,

•  skunk,

•  smoke,

•  smother,

•  snow under,

•  thrash,

•  trim,

•  tromp,

•  trounce,

•  wallop,

•  wax,

•  whip,

•  whomp,

•  whop,

•  whup

•  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 : 

•  break off (with),

•  ditch,

•  dump,

•  jilt,

•  kiss off,

•  leave

•  Antonyms : 

•  attend,

•  show 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,

•  miss,

•  skip

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to become very angry;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  flare (up),

•  flip (out)

•  Antonyms : 

•  calm (down),

•  simmer 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 : 

•  blow,

•  burst,

•  crump,

•  detonate,

•  explode,

•  go off,

•  pop

•  Antonyms : 

•  implode

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 : 

•  blast,

•  blow,

•  burst,

•  demolish,

•  explode,

•  pop,

•  shatter,

•  smash

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument;

  * e.g., " ... he was dizzy for the rest of the day after the blow to his head "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bang,

•  bash,

•  bat,

•  beat,

•  belt,

•  biff,

•  bop,

•  box,

•  buffet,

•  bust,

•  chop,

•  clap,

•  clip,

•  clout,

•  crack,

•  cuff,

•  dab,

•  douse,

•  fillip,

•  hack,

•  haymaker,

•  hit,

•  hook,

•  knock,

•  larrup,

•  lash,

•  lick,

•  pelt,

•  pick,

•  plump,

•  poke,

•  pound,

•  punch,

•  rap,

•  slam,

•  slap,

•  slug,

•  smack,

•  smash,

•  sock,

•  spank,

•  stinger,

•  stripe,

•  stroke,

•  swat,

•  swipe,

•  switch,

•  thud,

•  thump,

•  thwack,

•  wallop,

•  welt,

•  whack,

•  wham,

•  whop

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a sudden brief rush of wind;

  * e.g., " ... the ocean blows that sweep over the island are so strong that only the hardiest shrubs can grow there "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blast,

•  flurry,

•  gust,

•  scud,

•  williwaw,

•  windblast

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: including many small descriptive features;

  * e.g., " ... a blow-by-blow account of what had changed in her life since they last met "

•  Synonyms : 

•  circumstantial,

•  detailed,

•  elaborate,

•  full,

•  minute,

•  particular,

•  particularized,

•  thorough

•  Antonyms : 

•  compendious,

•  summary