blow the trumpet

  • 21blow — I [[t]bloʊ[/t]] n. 1) a sudden, hard stroke with a hand, fist, or weapon 2) a sudden shock, calamity, reversal, etc 3) a sudden attack or drastic action • come to blows Etymology: 1425–75; late ME blaw, N form repr. later blowe II blow… …

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  • 22The Horn Blows at Midnight — Infobox Film name = The Horn Blows at Midnight image size = 187px caption = director = Raoul Walsh producer = Mark Hellinger writer = narrator = starring = Jack Benny Alexis Smith Dolores Moran Allyn Joslyn Reginald Gardiner Guy Kibbee music =… …

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  • 23blow —    1. obsolete (of a male)    to copulate    Usually in a phrase such as blow the groundsels, which meant that the parties were on the floor at the time. To blow ojff is to ejaculate semen:     Blew off all over the booth. {Playboy s Book of… …

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  • 24blow — Synonyms and related words: Barnumize, Lucullan feast, accident, accomplished fact, accomplishment, ache, achievement, aching, act, acta, action, adventure, amplify, anthesis, astonishment, bafflement, bagpipe, balk, bang, banquet, bash,… …

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  • 25blow up — Synonyms and related words: accelerate, add to, adulate, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, annoy, apotheosize, arouse, augment, awake, awaken, backfire, be angry, be excitable, beef up, belaud, belie, bellow, bepraise, blast, bless, blitz, bloat,… …

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  • 26trumpet — I UK [ˈtrʌmpɪt] / US [ˈtrʌmpət] noun [countable] Word forms trumpet : singular trumpet plural trumpets * 1) a) a musical instrument that is a curved metal tube with a wide end. You play it by blowing into it as you press buttons on the top.… …

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  • 27trumpet — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ muted VERB + TRUMPET ▪ blow, sound TRUMPET + VERB ▪ blare, sound …

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  • 28trumpet — n. & v. n. 1 a a tubular or conical brass instrument with a flared bell and a bright penetrating tone. b its player. c an organ stop with a quality resembling a trumpet. 2 a the tubular corona of a daffodil etc. b a trumpet shaped thing (ear… …

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  • 29trumpet — trum•pet [[t]ˈtrʌm pɪt[/t]] n. 1) mad a) any of a family of brass wind instruments with a powerful, penetrating tone, consisting of a tube commonly curved once or twice around on itself and having a cup shaped mouthpiece at one end and a flaring… …

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  • 30trumpet — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trompette, from Anglo French, from trumpe trump Date: 14th century 1. a. a wind instrument consisting of a conical or cylindrical usually metal tube, a cup shaped mouthpiece, and a flared bell; specifically a… …

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