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prefix
noun
- the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
- (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
- the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
- The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.
noun
- the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
- the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
- an indirect suggestion
- a slight movement of the air
- a short respite
- (uncountable) The act or process of breathing.
- A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.
- (countable) A rest or pause.
- (countable) A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
- (uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.
adj
verb
verb
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
- check or slow down the action or effect of
- reduce the air supply
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- wring the neck of
- constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- become or cause to become obstructed
- cause to retch or choke
- suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
- fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
- be too tight; rub or press
- breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- (transitive) To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.
- (transitive) To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).
- (intransitive) To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.
- (transitive) To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.
- (golf, baseball, transitive) To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
- (transitive) To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition, especially when one appears to be clearly winning.
- (transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
- (intransitive, fluid mechanics, of a duct) To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).
- (transitive) To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.
- To make or install a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
- (intransitive) To be checked or stopped, as if by choking
- (transitive) To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
- (transitive) To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).
- (intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
noun
- a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
- a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
- A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.
- (electronics) A choking coil.
- A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.
- (sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
- The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke.
- A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
- A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
verb
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- suppress in order to conceal or hide
- suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
- be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
- (intransitive, hyperbolic) To smother; to make breathing difficult.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.
- (transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
- (transitive) To prevent (something) from being revealed; to conceal, to hide, to suppress.
- (transitive, agriculture (sericulture)) To treat (a silkworm cocoon) with steam as part of the process of silk production.
- (transitive) To make (something) unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium.
- (intransitive) To die of suffocation.
- (transitive) To cause (a dog, horse, or other four-legged mammal) to dislocate or sprain its stifle joint.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
- (transitive, hyperbolic) To cause (someone) difficulty in breathing, or a choking or gagging feeling.
noun
- joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
- (rare) An act or state of being stifled.
- (zootomy) The joint between the femur and tibia in the hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horses, corresponding to the knee in humans.
- (veterinary medicine) A bone disease of this region.
verb
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
- become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
- suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
- feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
- (ergative, figuratively) To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation.
- (ergative) To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.
- (ergative) To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
- (transitive) To destroy; to extinguish.
adj
noun
- A respirator.
- A dust mask.
- (American football, Canadian football) The foul of grasping it during play.
- A facial mask (cosmetic application).
- (medicine) A surgical mask.
- A mask made of common textiles worn over the mouth and nose, such as a bandana, handkerchief, or scarf.
- (American football, Canadian football) The part of the helmet that directly covers the face, made of one or more plastic-coated metal bars.
- (underwater diving) A diving mask.
noun
- a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration
- a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases
- (especially occupational safety and health) A facemask with integrated filter(s) to keep out harmful dusts, fumes, and mists.
- A device to assist breathing.
noun
- a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration
- A person or thing that resuscitates.
- (medicine) A device, usually consisting of a face mask and tank, used to restore normal breathing to a person by forcing oxygen or an oxygen-rich mixture of gases into their lungs.
noun
- the act of expelling air from the lungs
- a coming to an end of a contract period
- euphemistic expressions for death
- (uncountable) The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
- Any other (metaphorically comparable) cessation, extinction, or ending.
- Other similar release of volatile matter.
- That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
- (euphemistic) The last emission of breath; thus, synonym of death.
- (countable) A single outward breath.
verb
- draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
- take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
- impart as if by breathing
- be alive
- reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
- expel (gases or odors)
- manifest or evince
- utter or tell
- allow the passage of air through
- (intransitive) To expel air from the lungs, exhale.
- (transitive) To exercise; to tire by brisk exercise.
- (transitive) To whisper quietly.
- (transitive) To inhale (a gas) to sustain life.
- (intransitive, figurative) To live.
- (transitive) To give an impression of, to exude.
- (transitive, figurative) To passionately devote much of one's life to (an activity, etc.).
- (intransitive) To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.
- (transitive) To exhale or expel (something) in the manner of breath.
- (chiefly Evangelical and Charismatic Christianity, with God as agent) To inspire (scripture).
- To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently.
- (intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
- (transitive) To stop, to give (a horse) an opportunity to catch its breath.
- (intransitive) Of a material etc., to allow gases to pass through.
- (transitive) To draw something into the lungs.
- (intransitive) To exchange gases with the environment.
verb
- draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
- undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
- (intransitive) To breathe in and out successively.
- breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
- (intransitive) To recover one's breath or breathe easily following stress.
- (transitive) To (inhale and) exhale; to breathe.
- (cytology, intransitive) To take up oxygen and produce carbon dioxide (as animals do), or vice versa (as plants do).
verb
- allow to regain its breath
- spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- cause to move by means of an air current
- cause air to go in, on, or through
- free of obstruction by blowing air through
- spout moist air from the blowhole
- be blowing or storming
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- shape by blowing
- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- be inadequate or objectionable
- play or sound a wind instrument
- deposit eggs (of insects)
- burst suddenly
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- sound by having air expelled through a tube
- exhale hard
- provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- show off
- make a sound as if blown
- spend lavishly or wastefully on
- leave; informal or rude
- cause to be revealed and jeopardized
- (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.
- (transitive) To make flyblown; to defile or spoil, especially with fly eggs.
- (ergative, of a fuse) To melt away because of overcurrent, creating a gap in a wire, thus stopping a circuit from operating.
- (transitive, historical, military) To blow from a gun (method of executing a person).
- (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
- (intransitive) To produce an air current.
- (intransitive, stative, slang, sometimes considered vulgar) To be very undesirable.
- To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
- (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
- (transitive) To cause the sudden destruction of.
- (intransitive) To suddenly fail or give way destructively.
- (intransitive, slang, informal, African-American Vernacular) To sing.
- (intransitive) To make a sound as a result of being blown.
- (intransitive) (of a fly) To lay eggs; to breed (in flesh or meat).
- (transitive, slang) To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
- (transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- (transitive, vulgar) To perform oral sex on (someone); to fellate.
- (transitive) To clear of contents by forcing air through.
- (intransitive) To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
- (transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).
- (transitive, with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
- (transitive) To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
- (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
- (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
- (transitive) To create or shape by blowing.
- (transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
- (transitive, figurative) To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
- (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- (intransitive, slang, colloquial) To flatulate or defecate.
noun
- an impact (as from a collision)
- a strong current of air
- a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- street names for cocaine
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
- A display or mass of flowers; a yield.
- (figurative) A display of anything bright or brilliant.
- A strong wind.
- An instance of the act of striking or hitting.
- (uncountable, UK, slang) Cannabis.
- (nautical) An instance of using high-pressure air to empty water from the ballast tanks of a submarine, increasing the submarine's buoyancy and causing it to surface.
- A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
- (uncountable, Chicago dialectal, slang) Heroin.
- (informal) A chance to catch one's breath.
- (uncountable, US, slang) Powder cocaine.
- (informal, vulgar) A blowjob; fellatio.
- (television) Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”).
- (Australia, New Zealand) An outcrop of quartz from surrounding rock, thought to indicate mineral deposits below.
- (Australia, shearing, historical) A cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
- A state of flowering; a bloom.
- A damaging occurrence.
adj
intj
noun
- a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure
- a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air
- (figurative) Some behaviour or happening that relieves a tense atmosphere or situation.
- A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.
- (medicine) A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.
noun
- (emergency medicine) Initialism of artificial respiration.
- (age regression) Initialism of age regression.
- (philately, postal) Initialism of acknowledgment of receipt.
- (aviation) Initialism of aerial refueling.
- (sports, countable) Initialism of area record, best achievement among those by persons from a given continent.
- (meteorology) Initialism of atmospheric river.
- (uncountable, computing) Initialism of augmented reality.
- (countable, weaponry, informal) An assault rifle or automatic rifle.
- (countable) Initialism of aspect ratio.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of androgen receptor.
- Initialism of administrative rule or administrative regulation.
- (countable, sports, US) Initialism of American record, national record for the United States.
- (fandom slang) Initialism of alternate reality.
- (crime) Initialism of armed robbery.
- (uncountable or plural only, accounting) Initialism of accounts receivable.
- (law, politics) Initialism of assembly resolution.
- (countable, weaponry) An AR-15 personal semi-automatic rifle, M-16 assault rifle, M-4 carbine, derivative or related gun; the Armalite AR family and derivatives.
adj
name
prefix
noun
- the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
- (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
- the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
- The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.
noun
- the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
- the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
- an indirect suggestion
- a slight movement of the air
- a short respite
- (uncountable) The act or process of breathing.
- A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.
- (countable) A rest or pause.
- (countable) A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
- (uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.
adj
verb
noun
- A respirator.
- A dust mask.
- (American football, Canadian football) The foul of grasping it during play.
- A facial mask (cosmetic application).
- (medicine) A surgical mask.
- A mask made of common textiles worn over the mouth and nose, such as a bandana, handkerchief, or scarf.
- (American football, Canadian football) The part of the helmet that directly covers the face, made of one or more plastic-coated metal bars.
- (underwater diving) A diving mask.
noun
- a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration
- a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases
- (especially occupational safety and health) A facemask with integrated filter(s) to keep out harmful dusts, fumes, and mists.
- A device to assist breathing.
noun
- a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration
- A person or thing that resuscitates.
- (medicine) A device, usually consisting of a face mask and tank, used to restore normal breathing to a person by forcing oxygen or an oxygen-rich mixture of gases into their lungs.
noun
- the act of expelling air from the lungs
- a coming to an end of a contract period
- euphemistic expressions for death
- (uncountable) The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
- Any other (metaphorically comparable) cessation, extinction, or ending.
- Other similar release of volatile matter.
- That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
- (euphemistic) The last emission of breath; thus, synonym of death.
- (countable) A single outward breath.
noun
- a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure
- a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air
- (figurative) Some behaviour or happening that relieves a tense atmosphere or situation.
- A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.
- (medicine) A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.
noun
- (emergency medicine) Initialism of artificial respiration.
- (age regression) Initialism of age regression.
- (philately, postal) Initialism of acknowledgment of receipt.
- (aviation) Initialism of aerial refueling.
- (sports, countable) Initialism of area record, best achievement among those by persons from a given continent.
- (meteorology) Initialism of atmospheric river.
- (uncountable, computing) Initialism of augmented reality.
- (countable, weaponry, informal) An assault rifle or automatic rifle.
- (countable) Initialism of aspect ratio.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of androgen receptor.
- Initialism of administrative rule or administrative regulation.
- (countable, sports, US) Initialism of American record, national record for the United States.
- (fandom slang) Initialism of alternate reality.
- (crime) Initialism of armed robbery.
- (uncountable or plural only, accounting) Initialism of accounts receivable.
- (law, politics) Initialism of assembly resolution.
- (countable, weaponry) An AR-15 personal semi-automatic rifle, M-16 assault rifle, M-4 carbine, derivative or related gun; the Armalite AR family and derivatives.
adj
name
verb
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
- check or slow down the action or effect of
- reduce the air supply
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- wring the neck of
- constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- become or cause to become obstructed
- cause to retch or choke
- suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
- fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
- be too tight; rub or press
- breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- (transitive) To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.
- (transitive) To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).
- (intransitive) To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.
- (transitive) To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.
- (golf, baseball, transitive) To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
- (transitive) To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition, especially when one appears to be clearly winning.
- (transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
- (intransitive, fluid mechanics, of a duct) To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).
- (transitive) To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.
- To make or install a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
- (intransitive) To be checked or stopped, as if by choking
- (transitive) To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
- (transitive) To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).
- (intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
noun
- a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
- a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
- A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.
- (electronics) A choking coil.
- A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.
- (sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
- The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke.
- A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
- A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
verb
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- suppress in order to conceal or hide
- suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
- be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
- (intransitive, hyperbolic) To smother; to make breathing difficult.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.
- (transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
- (transitive) To prevent (something) from being revealed; to conceal, to hide, to suppress.
- (transitive, agriculture (sericulture)) To treat (a silkworm cocoon) with steam as part of the process of silk production.
- (transitive) To make (something) unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium.
- (intransitive) To die of suffocation.
- (transitive) To cause (a dog, horse, or other four-legged mammal) to dislocate or sprain its stifle joint.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
- (transitive, hyperbolic) To cause (someone) difficulty in breathing, or a choking or gagging feeling.
noun
- joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
- (rare) An act or state of being stifled.
- (zootomy) The joint between the femur and tibia in the hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horses, corresponding to the knee in humans.
- (veterinary medicine) A bone disease of this region.
verb
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
- become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
- suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
- feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
- (ergative, figuratively) To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation.
- (ergative) To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.
- (ergative) To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
- (transitive) To destroy; to extinguish.
verb
- draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
- take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
- impart as if by breathing
- be alive
- reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
- expel (gases or odors)
- manifest or evince
- utter or tell
- allow the passage of air through
- (intransitive) To expel air from the lungs, exhale.
- (transitive) To exercise; to tire by brisk exercise.
- (transitive) To whisper quietly.
- (transitive) To inhale (a gas) to sustain life.
- (intransitive, figurative) To live.
- (transitive) To give an impression of, to exude.
- (transitive, figurative) To passionately devote much of one's life to (an activity, etc.).
- (intransitive) To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.
- (transitive) To exhale or expel (something) in the manner of breath.
- (chiefly Evangelical and Charismatic Christianity, with God as agent) To inspire (scripture).
- To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently.
- (intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
- (transitive) To stop, to give (a horse) an opportunity to catch its breath.
- (intransitive) Of a material etc., to allow gases to pass through.
- (transitive) To draw something into the lungs.
- (intransitive) To exchange gases with the environment.
verb
- draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
- undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
- (intransitive) To breathe in and out successively.
- breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
- (intransitive) To recover one's breath or breathe easily following stress.
- (transitive) To (inhale and) exhale; to breathe.
- (cytology, intransitive) To take up oxygen and produce carbon dioxide (as animals do), or vice versa (as plants do).
verb
- allow to regain its breath
- spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- cause to move by means of an air current
- cause air to go in, on, or through
- free of obstruction by blowing air through
- spout moist air from the blowhole
- be blowing or storming
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- shape by blowing
- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- be inadequate or objectionable
- play or sound a wind instrument
- deposit eggs (of insects)
- burst suddenly
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- sound by having air expelled through a tube
- exhale hard
- provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- show off
- make a sound as if blown
- spend lavishly or wastefully on
- leave; informal or rude
- cause to be revealed and jeopardized
- (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.
- (transitive) To make flyblown; to defile or spoil, especially with fly eggs.
- (ergative, of a fuse) To melt away because of overcurrent, creating a gap in a wire, thus stopping a circuit from operating.
- (transitive, historical, military) To blow from a gun (method of executing a person).
- (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
- (intransitive) To produce an air current.
- (intransitive, stative, slang, sometimes considered vulgar) To be very undesirable.
- To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
- (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
- (transitive) To cause the sudden destruction of.
- (intransitive) To suddenly fail or give way destructively.
- (intransitive, slang, informal, African-American Vernacular) To sing.
- (intransitive) To make a sound as a result of being blown.
- (intransitive) (of a fly) To lay eggs; to breed (in flesh or meat).
- (transitive, slang) To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
- (transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- (transitive, vulgar) To perform oral sex on (someone); to fellate.
- (transitive) To clear of contents by forcing air through.
- (intransitive) To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
- (transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).
- (transitive, with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
- (transitive) To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
- (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
- (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
- (transitive) To create or shape by blowing.
- (transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
- (transitive, figurative) To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
- (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- (intransitive, slang, colloquial) To flatulate or defecate.
noun
- an impact (as from a collision)
- a strong current of air
- a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- street names for cocaine
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
- A display or mass of flowers; a yield.
- (figurative) A display of anything bright or brilliant.
- A strong wind.
- An instance of the act of striking or hitting.
- (uncountable, UK, slang) Cannabis.
- (nautical) An instance of using high-pressure air to empty water from the ballast tanks of a submarine, increasing the submarine's buoyancy and causing it to surface.
- A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
- (uncountable, Chicago dialectal, slang) Heroin.
- (informal) A chance to catch one's breath.
- (uncountable, US, slang) Powder cocaine.
- (informal, vulgar) A blowjob; fellatio.
- (television) Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”).
- (Australia, New Zealand) An outcrop of quartz from surrounding rock, thought to indicate mineral deposits below.
- (Australia, shearing, historical) A cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
- A state of flowering; a bloom.
- A damaging occurrence.