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blew
[bloo] 
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blow
[bloh]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blast, rush of air, wind |
| Synonyms: | breathe, buffet, drive, exhale, fan, flap, flow, flutter, gasp, heave, huff, inflate, pant, puff, pump, ruffle, rush, stream, swell, swirl, waft, wave, whiff, whirl, whisk, whisper, whistle |
| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave suddenly |
| Synonyms: | depart, go, hit the road, split*, take a hike, take a powder |
| Antonyms: | arrive, come, come in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ruin chance |
| Synonyms: | fail, flounder, goof, miscarry, miss |
| Antonyms: | do well, succeed |
| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use up money |
| Synonyms: | dissipate, lay out, pay out, spend, squander, waste |
| Antonyms: | save |
| Main Entry: | bat |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | a hit with a solid object |
| Synonyms: | bang, belt, blow, bop, crack, knock, rap, slam, smack, sock, strike, swat, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whop |
| Main Entry: | belt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit hard |
| Synonyms: | bash, bat, biff, blast, blow, bop, clobber, slam, slug, smack, smash, sock, strap, switch, wallop, whip, whop |
| Antonyms: | pat, tap |
| Main Entry: | bloom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flower; flourish |
| Synonyms: | be in flower, bear fruit, blossom, blow, bud, burgeon, burst, develop, effloresce, fare well, fructify, germinate, grow, open, prosper, sprout, succeed, tassel out, thrive, wax |
| Antonyms: | shrink, shrivel, wither |
| Main Entry: | blossom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flower |
| Synonyms: | bloom, blow, burgeon, burst, effloresce, leaf, open, outbloom, shoot, unfold |
| Antonyms: | fade, shrink, shrivel, wither |
| Main Entry: | blunder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make mistake |
| Synonyms: | ball up, blow, bobble, botch, bumble, bungle, confuse, drop the ball, err, flounder, flub, foul up, fumble, gum up, louse up, mess up, misjudge, screw up, slip up, stumble |
| Antonyms: | correct, fix, restore |
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