blow

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/bləʊ/]

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1. blow (noun) — sense 1

Definition: An instance of the act of striking or hitting.

Example: A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.

2. blow (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.

Example: There he found that […] Hanno's camp was crowded with cattle and carriages, and a mixed multitude of unarmed men, and even of women and children; and that a vigorous blow might win it with all its spoil: the indefatigable general was absent, scouring the country for additional supplies of corn.

3. blow (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A damaging occurrence.

Example: A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.

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