"pow" meaning in English

See pow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /paʊ/, [pəʉ] [General-Australian] Audio: En-au-pow.ogg
Rhymes: -aʊ Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onom|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-interj}} pow
  1. The sound of a violent impact, such as a punch. Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (sound of a violent impact): bum (Czech), bác (Czech), prásk (Czech), bac (Esperanto), pum (Galician), pumba (Galician), puff (Hungarian), bach (Polish), zas (Spanish), bom (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pow-en-intj-ojDmtGKS Disambiguation of Sounds: 22 20 25 21 5 6 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 10 42 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 35 9 42 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 35 9 42 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 9 43 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 8 43 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 34 9 42 14 Disambiguation of 'sound of a violent impact': 87 13
  2. The sound of an explosion. Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (sound of an explosion): prásk (Czech), bum (Galician), durr (Hungarian), pum (Spanish), bang (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pow-en-intj-mdMC~U4L Disambiguation of Sounds: 22 20 25 21 5 6 Disambiguation of 'sound of an explosion': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /paʊ/, [pəʉ] [General-Australian] Audio: En-au-pow.ogg Forms: pows [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊ Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onom|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-noun}} pow (plural pows)
  1. The sound of a violent impact. Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (sound of a violent impact): puffanás (Hungarian), zas (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pow-en-noun-yj-T0T2D Disambiguation of Sounds: 22 20 25 21 5 6 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 10 42 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 35 9 42 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 32 11 40 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 32 11 40 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 35 9 42 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 9 43 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 8 43 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 34 9 42 14 Disambiguation of 'sound of a violent impact': 95 5
  2. The sound of an explosion. Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (sound of an explosion): durranás (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-pow-en-noun-mdMC~U4L Disambiguation of Sounds: 22 20 25 21 5 6 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 10 42 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 35 9 42 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 35 9 42 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 9 43 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 8 43 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 34 9 42 14 Disambiguation of 'sound of an explosion': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: pows [plural]
Etymology: Variant forms. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pow (plural pows)
  1. (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) Alternative form of poll Tags: Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: poll
    Sense id: en-pow-en-noun-82oDJZBf Categories (other): Irish English, Northern England English, Scottish English
  2. (skiing slang) Clipping of powder (“powder snow”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Alternative form of: powder (extra: powder snow) Categories (topical): Skiing
    Sense id: en-pow-en-noun-p179CZh3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 3 1 33 60 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 6 2 7 3 30 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 5 5 2 5 2 26 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 3 3 2 4 2 32 55 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "word": "bum"
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      "sense": "sound of an explosion",
      "word": "durr"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sound of a violent impact",
      "word": "puffanás"
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      "sense": "sound of a violent impact",
      "word": "zas"
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          "ref": "1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 24:",
          "text": "he'd snuffle round the door till the few remaining hairs on the bald pow of Munro would fair rise on end.",
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        "(skiing slang) Clipping of powder (“powder snow”)."
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "skiing",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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