Blow vs. Gale

Blowverb

(intransitive) To produce an air current.

Blowverb

(transitive) To propel by an air current.

Blowverb

(intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.

Blowverb

(transitive) To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.

Blowverb

To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.

Blowverb

To clear of contents by forcing air through.

Blowverb

(transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.

Blowverb

(intransitive) To make a sound as the result of being blown.

Blowverb

To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.

Blowverb

(intransitive) To explode.

Blowverb

To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.

Blowverb

(transitive) To cause sudden destruction of.

Blowverb

(intransitive) To suddenly fail destructively.

Blowverb

To be very undesirable. (See also suck.)

Blowverb

To recklessly squander.

Blowverb

To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)

Blowverb

To leave.

Blowverb

To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.

Blowverb

(obsolete) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.

Blowverb

(obsolete) To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.

Blowverb

(intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.

Blowverb

(transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.

Blowverb

(obsolete) To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.

Blowverb

To sing

Blowverb

To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.

Blowverb

To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.

Blownoun

A strong wind.

Blownoun

(informal) A chance to catch one’s breath.

Blownoun

Cocaine.

Blownoun

Cannabis.

Blownoun

Heroin.

Blownoun

The act of striking or hitting.

Blownoun

A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.

Blownoun

A damaging occurrence.

Blownoun

A mass or display of flowers; a yield.

Blownoun

A display of anything brilliant or bright.

Blownoun

A bloom, state of flowering.

Blowadjective

Blue.

Blowverb

To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

Blowverb

To cause to blossom; to put forth (blossoms or flowers).

Blowverb

To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows.

Blowverb

To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth or from a pair of bellows.

Blowverb

To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.

Blowverb

To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet.

Blowverb

To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale.

Blowverb

To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in from the street.

Blowverb

To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.

Blowverb

To stop functioning due to a failure in an electrical circuit, especially on which breaks the circuit; sometimes used with out; - used of light bulbs, electronic components, fuses; as, the dome light in the car blew out.

Blowverb

To deflate by sudden loss of air; usually used with out; - of inflatable tires.

Blowverb

To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire.

Blowverb

To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore.

Blowverb

To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth, or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; as, to blow a trumpet; to blow an organ; to blow a horn.

Blowverb

To clear of contents by forcing air through; as, to blow an egg; to blow one's nose.

Blowverb

To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; - usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building.

Blowverb

To spread by report; to publish; to disclose; to reveal, intentionally or inadvertently; as, to blow an agent's cover.

Blowverb

To form by inflation; to swell by injecting air; as, to blow bubbles; to blow glass.

Blowverb

To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.

Blowverb

To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue; as, to blow a horse.

Blowverb

To deposit eggs or larvæ upon, or in (meat, etc.).

Blowverb

To perform an act of fellatio on; to stimulate another's penis with one's mouth; - usually considered vulgar.

Blowverb

to smoke (e. g. marijuana); to blow pot.

Blowverb

to botch; to bungle; as, he blew his chance at a good job by showing up late for the interview.

Blowverb

to leave; to depart from; as, to blow town.

Blowverb

to squander; as, he blew his inheritance gambling.

Blownoun

A blossom; a flower; also, a state of blossoming; a mass of blossoms.

Blownoun

A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument, as a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword.

Blownoun

A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.

Blownoun

The infliction of evil; a sudden calamity; something which produces mental, physical, or financial suffering or loss (esp. when sudden); a buffet.

Blownoun

A blowing, esp., a violent blowing of the wind; a gale; as, a heavy blow came on, and the ship put back to port.

Blownoun

The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument; as, to give a hard blow on a whistle or horn; to give the fire a blow with the bellows.

Blownoun

The spouting of a whale.

Blownoun

A single heat or operation of the Bessemer converter.

Blownoun

An egg, or a larva, deposited by a fly on or in flesh, or the act of depositing it.

Blownoun

a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon;

Blownoun

an impact (as from a collision);

Blownoun

an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

Blownoun

an unpleasant or disappointing surprise;

Blownoun

a strong current of air;

Blownoun

street names for cocaine

Blownoun

forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth;

Blowverb

exhale hard;

Blowverb

be blowing or storming;

Blowverb

free of obstruction by blowing air through;

Blowverb

be in motion due to some air or water current;

Blowverb

make a sound as if blown;

Blowverb

shape by blowing;

Blowverb

make a mess of, destroy or ruin;

Blowverb

spend thoughtlessly; throw away;

Blowverb

spend lavishly or wastefully on;

Blowverb

sound by having air expelled through a tube;

Blowverb

play or sound a wind instrument;

Blowverb

provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation

Blowverb

cause air to go in, on, or through;

Blowverb

cause to move by means of an air current;

Blowverb

spout moist air from the blowhole;

Blowverb

leave; informal or rude;

Blowverb

lay eggs;

Blowverb

cause to be revealed and jeopardized;

Blowverb

show off

Blowverb

allow to regain its breath;

Blowverb

melt, break, or become otherwise unusable;

Blowverb

burst suddenly;

Galeverb

To sing; charm; enchant.

Galeverb

To cry; groan; croak.

Galeverb

To talk.

Galeverb

To call.

Galeverb

To sing; utter with musical modulations.

Galeverb

(nautical) To sail, or sail fast.

Galenoun

(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.

Galenoun

An outburst, especially of laughter.

Galenoun

(archaic) A light breeze.

Galenoun

(obsolete) A song or story.

Galenoun

A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.

Galenoun

(archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.

Galenoun

A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.

Galenoun

A moderate current of air; a breeze.

Galenoun

A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity.

Galenoun

A song or story.

Galenoun

A plant of the genus Myrica, growing in wet places, and strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale (Myrica Gale) is found both in Europe and in America.

Galenoun

The payment of a rent or annuity.

Galeverb

To sale, or sail fast.

Galeverb

To sing.

Galenoun

a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

Gale

A gale is a strong wind, typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts. The U.S. National Weather Service defines a gale as 34–47 knots (63–87 km/h, 17.5–24.2 m/s or 39–54 miles/hour) of sustained surface winds.