Object

• gale: In the morning it came on to blow a gale of wind.

• gasket: RACE 2 On Sunday we lost Steve Davis who blew a head gasket and retired on the 3 lap.

Converse of object

• soften: He started a program to soften the blow of the IMF cuts.

• strike: General Cathcart thought he could strike a blow at an unbroken Russian line; Oh!

Adjective modifier

• devastating: Those were not the things that dealt fatal or even devastating blows to his inner man.

• fatal: The invention of firearms and in particular the development of the sporting rifle dealt a near fatal blow to the breed.

• cruel: It was quite an emotional experience dealing with the many disappointed athletes who the weather had dealt a cruel blow to.

• bitter: Now came another bitter blow when cut backs in public expenditure forced the withdrawal of the invitation to tender.

Modifies a noun

• molding: Sheet material can be formed by vacuum forming and blow molding techniques using low cost tooling.

• flashlight: Remember, with soldered fittings, the flame from a blow flashlight is a major fire risk.

Noun used with modifier

• knockout: It's like a boxer who possesses a knockout blow and can produce it at any given moment, like...

• hammer: The loss of Kevin Nicholls and Steve Howard is a hammer blow.

• whistle: It will all be over once the final whistle blows on Sunday 9th July.

• wind: It suddenly fades out, wind blows, a storm brewing?