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blow your own horn


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blow
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Sense: Noun: heavy physical stroke
Synonyms:
hit Collocations, strike Collocations, whack Collocations, punch Collocations, thump Collocations, smack Collocations, wallop, swing Collocations, bump, rap Collocations, bang Collocations, thwack, cuff Collocations, uppercut, knock Collocations, clout Collocations, slam Collocations, swipe Collocations, kick Collocations, stroke Collocations, jab, gouge, lunge, thrust Collocations, swat, slap Collocations, the old one-two (slang), sock Collocations, clip Collocations, belt Collocations, slug Collocations, bop, bonk, whop, bash Collocations, lick Collocations, crack Collocations, roundhouse, knuckle sandwich (slang)
Sense: Noun: misfortune
Synonyms:
misfortune, shock Collocations, surprise Collocations, setback Collocations, tragedy, calamity, catastrophe, disaster Collocations
Sense: Noun: heavy wind - informal
Synonyms:
heavy wind, strong wind, blast Collocations, gust Collocations, gale Collocations, wind Collocations, big blow (informal)
Sense: Verb: send air out of the mouth
Synonyms:
exhale, breathe Collocations, breathe out, huff and puff, puff Collocations, blast Collocations, huff, waft, whistle Collocations, fan Collocations, puff away, bluster, expel Collocations
Sense: Verb: move rapidly - air, etc.
Synonyms:
rush Collocations, whirl Collocations, stream Collocations, storm Collocations, flow Collocations, gust Collocations, whoosh
Sense: Verb: carry on the wind
Synonyms:
drive Collocations, carry Collocations, carry off, waft, sweep Collocations, toss Collocations, move Collocations, flutter Collocations, buffet Collocations, fling Collocations, whirl Collocations, flap Collocations, flip Collocations, wave Collocations
Sense: Verb: play a wind instrument
Synonyms:
pipe Collocations, play Collocations, toot, mouth Collocations
Sense: Verb: sound by blowing
Synonyms:
trumpet Collocations, blare, honk, sound Collocations, toot, trill, whistle Collocations, wail Collocations
Sense: Verb: overspend - informal
Synonyms:
overspend, squander Collocations, spend Collocations, waste Collocations, fritter away, throw away, shell out (slang), cough up (slang), use up, pay out, exhaust Collocations, lay out (informal), pay Collocations, piss away (vulgar, slang)
Sense: Verb: waste - opportunity, deal, etc.
Synonyms:
waste Collocations, miss Collocations, ruin Collocations, spoil Collocations, mess up (informal), botch, screw up (vulgar, slang), cock up (UK, vulgar, slang), make a pig's ear of (UK, slang)
Sense: Verb: clear your nose
Synonyms:
clear Collocations, unblock, unclog
Sense: Verb: shortcircuit
Synonyms:
shortcircuit, burn out, fuse Collocations, break Collocations, go Collocations
Sense: Verb: burst - car tire, etc.
Synonyms:
burst Collocations, split Collocations, puncture Collocations, go flat, lose air, pop Collocations, explode Collocations, go down


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