| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Informal. An act of boasting: boast, brag, braggadocio, fanfaronade, gasconade, rodomontade, vaunt. See PRAISE. 2. A natural movement or current of air: air, blast, breeze, gust, wind1, zephyr. Archaic : gale. See BREATH. | | VERB: | 1. To be in a state of motion, as air: puff, winnow. See BREATH. 2. Informal. To talk with excessive pride: boast, brag, crow, gasconade, rodomontade, vaunt. See PRAISE. 3. Slang. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil. Informal : bollix up, muck up. Slang : goof up, louse up, screw up, snafu. Idioms: make a muck of. See CORRECT, HELP. 4. To come open or fly apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure. Also used with out: burst, explode, pop1. Slang : bust. See EXPLOSION. 5. To release or cause to release energy suddenly and violently, especially with a loud noise. Also used with up: blast, burst, detonate, explode, fire, fulminate, go off, touch off. See EXPLOSION. 6. Slang. To move or proceed away from a place: depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave1, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. Informal : cut out, push off, shove off. Slang : split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See APPROACH. 7. To breathe hard: gasp, huff, pant, puff. See BREATH. 8. Slang. To pay for the food, drink, or entertainment of (another): treat. Informal : set up, stand. Idioms: stand treat. See PAY. 9. Slang. To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly: consume, dissipate, fool away, fritter away, riot away, squander, throw away, trifle away, waste. See SAVE. | | PHRASAL VERB: | blow in Slang. To come to a particular place: arrive, check in, get in, pull in, reach, show up, turn up. Idioms: make (or put in) an appearance. See START. blow up To be or become angry: anger, boil over, bristle, burn, explode, flare up, foam, fume, rage, seethe. Informal : steam. Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack (or top) , breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit the ceiling (or roof) , lose one's temper, see red. See FEELINGS.
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