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                    as in spends
                                                
              
          
                                                      to use up carelessly                                       
              
                             each year he blows his holiday bonus on a trip to Las Vegas                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in explodes
                                                
              
          
                                                      to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure                                       
              
                             a huge crater was formed when the volcano last blew                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in shatters
                                                
              
          
                                                      to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive                                       
              
                             one false move and we would be blown to bits                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in rushes
                                                
              
          
                                                      to proceed or move quickly                                       
              
                             that car blew past us as if we were standing still                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in fumbles
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way                                       
              
                             he keeps blowing every job interview that comes his way                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in boasts
                                                
              
          
                                                      to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess                                       
              
                             another self-made millionaire blowing about how much he'd achieved                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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as in flowers
                                      
              
          
                                                      to produce flowers                                       
              
                             longing for a grassy field in some far-off land where the wildflowers blow                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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as in punches
                                      
              
          
                                                      a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument                                       
              
                             he was dizzy for the rest of the day after the blow to his head                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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as in gusts
                                      
              
          
                                                      a sudden brief rush of wind                                       
              
                             the ocean blows that sweep over the island are so strong that only the hardiest shrubs can grow there                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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