I . n.
1.
Stroke, knock, rap, pat, thump, dab, beat, lick, thwack, bang.
2.
Calamity, disaster, misfortune, affliction.
3.
Bloom, blossom, flower, efflorescence.
4.
Gale, blast, gust.
II . v. n.
1.
Move or flow in currents ( as the wind ).
2.
Pant, puff, lose breath, breathe hard.
3.
Flower, bloom, blossom.
4.
Sound, give forth sound, peal forth, breathe.
5.
( Colloq. ) Boast, brag, gasconade, talk large, bluster.
6.
Spout ( as a whale ).
III . v. a.
1.
Drive ( by ~ing ), impel.
2.
Force wind upon, direct a current of air upon.
3.
Sound, wind, sound upon, wind a blast upon.
4.
Spread, spread or sound abroad, diffuse.
5.
Form ( with the breath ).
6.
Deposit eggs in, fly-~, make putrid.