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  • 51To blow out — Blow Blow, v. t. 1. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore. [1913 Webster] Off at sea northeast winds… …

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  • 52To blow up — Blow Blow, v. t. 1. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore. [1913 Webster] Off at sea northeast winds… …

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  • 53To blow upon — Blow Blow, v. t. 1. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore. [1913 Webster] Off at sea northeast winds… …

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  • 54blow — 1. verb 1) the icy wind blew around us Syn: gust, bluster, puff, blast, roar, rush, storm 2) his ship was blown on to the rocks Syn: sweep, carry, toss, drive, push …

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  • 55blow — I verb 1) the icy wind blew around us Syn: gust, puff, flurry, blast, roar, bluster, rush, storm 2) his ship was blown on to the rocks Syn: sweep, carry, toss …

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  • 56trumpet — trum|pet1 [ˈtrʌmpıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: trompette, from trompe horn ] a musical instrument that you blow into, which consists of a curved metal tube that is wide at the end, and three buttons you press to change the notes… …

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  • 57trumpet — 1 noun 1 (C) a musical instrument that you blow into, which consists of a curved metal tube that is wide at the end with three buttons to change the note 2 (singular) the loud noise that an elephant makes see also: blow your own trumpet blow 1… …

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  • 58trumpet shell — Triton Tri ton (tr[imac] t[o^]n), n. [L., fr. Gr. Tri twn.] (Gr. Myth.) A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and painters as having the upper part of his body like that… …

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  • 59trumpet — [[t]trʌ̱mpɪt[/t]] trumpets, trumpeting, trumpeted 1) N VAR: oft the N A trumpet is a musical instrument of the brass family which plays quite high notes. 2) VERB If someone trumpets something that they are proud of or that they think is important …

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  • 60The Claim — Infobox Film name = The Claim caption = The Claim film poster deletable image caption director = Michael Winterbottom writer = Frank Cottrell Boyce (screenplay) Based on the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy starring = Peter Mullan… …

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