blow
What wind does
To blow is to move air with the mouth or to be moved by air: Blow out the candles.
The wind blows from the west.
Blow extends to many uses: blow your nose, blow the whistle (expose wrongdoing), blow your mind (astonish), blow it (fail), blow money (spend recklessly), blow over (pass without consequence).
In vulgar slang, to blow means to perform oral sex on a penis: She blew him in the car.
In slang, blow is also cocaine: He was caught with blow.
That blows means something is bad or disappointing.
Successful contact or strike
Light, gentle air movement
- gustBrief wind surge
- galeSevere sustained wind
- draftPreliminary version of text
- exhaleExpel breath outward
puff · waft · fan · bluster · squall · whiff · breath · airflow
Reverse in progress
- letdownFailure to satisfy expectations
- bummerDisappointing experience
- defeatVictory over another
- disasterSudden ruinous event
shock · misfortune · crushing · devastating · heartbreak · tragedy · fiasco · failure
Use up carelessly
- spendPay out money
- splurgeSpend freely, impulsively
- fritterFried batter cake
- burn throughConsume rapidly, completely
misspend · lavish · throw away · flush · dissipate · spree · extravagance · binge
Noisy nasal exhale
Spoil through incompetence
- bungleFail through clumsiness
- flubClumsy error
- chokeObstruct breathing or airflow
- fumbleHandle with clumsy fingers
screw up · mess up · ruin · wreck · bomb · tank · flop · mishandle
hit
Successful contact or strike
smack · wallop · thump · knock · bash · whack · slap · clout · cuff · jab
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
exhale · puff · waft · fan · bluster · squall · whiff · breath · airflow · billowing
setback
Reverse in progress
disaster · shock · misfortune · crushing · devastating · heartbreak · tragedy · fiasco · failure · bad news
squander
Use up carelessly
burn through · misspend · lavish · throw away · flush · dissipate · spree · extravagance · binge · overspend
snort
Noisy nasal exhale
rail · nostril · straw · mirror · coke · snow · insufflation
botch
Spoil through incompetence
fumble · screw up · mess up · ruin · wreck · bomb · tank · flop · mishandle · blunder
detonate
Cause to explode
shatter · bang · pop · demolish · implode · rupture · dynamite · bomb · TNT · fuse
horn
Pointed animal headgear
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- tromboneSlide-operated brass instrument
- tubaLowest brass instrument
saxophone · clarinet · flute · bugle · harmonica · whistle · embouchure · reed · mouthpiece · brass