clip - a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"

whang, whack, knock, rap, belt - the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"

thwack - a hard blow with a flat object

smacking, slap, smack - the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

smacker - a very powerful blow with the fist

knockdown - a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet

KO, knockout - a blow that renders the opponent unconscious

swat - a sharp blow

whiplash, lash, whip - a quick blow with a whip

biff, punch, lick, poke, clout - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"

box - a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"

kick, kicking, boot - the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"

stroke - a single complete movement

fight, fighting, combat, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

counterblow - a return blow; a retaliatory blow

swing - a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"

knife thrust, stab, thrust - a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"

stinger - a sharp stinging blow

thump - a heavy blow with the hand

uppercut - a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)

hammering, pounding, hammer, pound - the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"

shot - a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin"

wallop - a severe blow

impact - the striking of one body against another

jolt, jounce, jar - a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt"

concussion - any violent blow

rap, tap, strike - a gentle blow

bang, bash, smash, knock, belt - a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"

buffeting, pounding - repeated heavy blows

slap, smack - a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

happening, natural event, occurrence - an event that happens

whammy - a serious or devastating setback

surprise - a sudden unexpected event

blip - a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption; "the market had one bad blip today"; "you can't react to the day-to-day blips"; "renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales"

bluster - a violent gusty wind

sandblast - a blast of wind laden with sand

puff, puff of air, whiff - a short light gust of air

air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"

cocain, cocaine - a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive

breathing out, exhalation, expiration - the act of expelling air from the lungs

insufflation - an act of blowing or breathing on or into something

breathe out, exhale, expire - expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"

gasp, pant, puff, heave - breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"

chuff, huff, puff - blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"

insufflate - blow or breathe hard on or into

breeze - blow gently and lightly; "It breezes most evenings at the shore"

set in - blow toward the shore; "That gale could set in on us with the next high tide"

waft - blow gently; "A breeze wafted through the door"

storm - blow hard; "It was storming all night"

squall - blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"

bluster - blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"

eject, discharge, release, expel - eliminate (substances) from the body

go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

float - move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"

waft - be driven or carried along, as by the air; "Sounds wafted into the room"

tide - be carried with the tide

drift - cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"

stream - to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"

blow - play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn"

sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

shape, form - give a shape or form to; "shape the dough"

go wrong, miscarry, fail - be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

expend, use - use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"

blow - spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"

burn - spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"

expend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money"

squander, waste, blow - spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

blow - play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn"

sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

blow - make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew"

blow - sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew"

sound - cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"

stir, excite, stimulate - stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

send, direct - cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"

move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

whiff - drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"

gush, spirt, spout, spurt - gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth"

depart, go away, go - move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"

lay, put down, repose - put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

disclose, divulge, let on, let out, reveal, expose, give away, impart, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"

puff - speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man"

exaggerate, hyerbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

crow, gloat, triumph - dwell on with satisfaction

rest - give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"

conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go - stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

burst, break open, split - break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst"