See Also: blow 2, noun(dictionary)
Blow Away (Blow Off) - Motor Sports(gambling)
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by-blow(dictionary)
fly-blow(dictionary)
blow job(dictionary)
blow-up(dictionary)

blow 2, noun (oh)



2 W3 n [C]
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1 ?BAD EFFECT ?
2 ?hard hit?
3 ?blowing?
4 come to blows (with somebody)
5 soften/cushion the blow
6 low blow
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[Sense: 1-2, 4-6; Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Origin unknown.]
[Sense: 3; Date: 1600-1700; Origin: BLOW1]
?BAD EFFECT ?
an action or event that causes difficulty or sadness for someone
::Joe resigned, which was a severe blow because we needed him desperately.
:: His mother's death was a shattering blow .
:: The election result dealt a further blow to the party.
::The factory closures came as a blow to the local economy.
::The final blow for many firms was the government's abolition of import duties.
?HARD HIT?
a hard hit with someone's hand, a tool, or a weapon
::She died from a heavy blow to the head.
::He struck a blow which threw her to the floor.
::Martin received a blow on the nose.
::He had been struck a glancing blow (=a blow that did not hit him directly) by the car.
blow to
::He gave her a violent blow to the head.
?BLOWING?
an action of blowing
::One big blow and the candles were out.
come to blows (with sb)
if two people come to blows, they start arguing or hitting each other because they disagree about something
come to blows (with somebody) over
::They almost came to blows over the money.
soften/cushion the blow
to make something unpleasant easier for someone to accept
::A reduction in interest rates would soften the blow of tax increases.
low blow
AmE informal something unkind you say to deliberately embarrass or upset someone
-see also strike a blow for sb/sth at strike 1 (13)
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
serious/severe/major blow
shattering/devastating/bitter blow (=something that makes you extremely disappointed and upset)
cruel/heavy/grievous blow
deal a blow (to somebody/something)/deal (somebody/something) a blow
strike a blow
suffer/receive a blow
come as a blow (to somebody)
fatal/final/mortal blow (=one that ends something)