an exclamation imitative of a collision, explosion, etc
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pow1
(pou),USA pronunciation interj.
n.
adj.
pow2 (pō, pou),USA pronunciation n. [Scot. and North Eng.]
POW,
- (used to express or indicate a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.)
n.
- a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- the power of exciting.
adj.
- exciting and appealing.
- 1880–85, American.
pow2 (pō, pou),USA pronunciation n. [Scot. and North Eng.]
- Scottish Termsthe head;
poll.
- variant of poll1 1715–25
POW,
- Militaryprisoner of war.
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POW,
an abbreviation of:
- Militaryprisoner of war.
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prisoner of war
'pow' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Algaroth powder
- Central Powers
- Dover's powder
- Federal Power Commission
- Goa powder
- Great Power
- air power
- arrogance of power
- atomic power
- baking powder
- balance of power
- black powder
- black power
- blasting powder
- bleaching powder
- buying power
- calorific value
- candlepower
- chili powder
- covering power
- curry powder
- de-power
- dispersive power
- dusting powder
- face powder
- file
- firepower
- five spice powder
- full powered
- fulminating powder
- gay power
- giant powder
- gray power
- green power
- gunpowder
- land power
- man power
- milk powder
- motive power
- nuclear power
- police power
- powder
- powder blue
- powder boy
- powder burn
- powder charge
- powder chest
- powder down
- powdered milk
- prisoner of war