Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with blow in American Collocation
blow
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/bloʊ/
very hard or causing death
fatal
heavy
knock-out
lusty
mighty
mortal
powerful
A dead dog lay in the gutter, having been struck a fatal blow by a passing car.
hitting only lightly
glancing
Thirty seconds later Titanic struck the towering iceberg a glancing blow which tore at the ship’s hull below the waterline.
give a blow
deliver
give
land
strike
He danced around me laughing at my unsuccessful efforts to land a blow.
Police in riot gear rained blows on the unarmed crowd.
receive a blow
receive
take
Apparently I received a heavy blow to the head when I hit the road.
push a blow away
deflect
parry
Lieutenant Brechar drew his sword just in time to parry a blow.
when two people hit each other
exchange
trade
After blows were exchanged in a changing room, both players were fined for alleged misconduct.
big
bitter
cruel
crushing
decisive
devastating
fatal
huge
major
massive
serious
severe
shattering
terrible
The announcement was a devastating blow to the car industry.