Blow and Open

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Blow verb - To produce flowers.

Usage example: longing for a grassy field in some far-off land where the wildflowers blow

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Open and blow are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Open" instead a verb "Blow".

Nearby Words: blowup, blowout, blown, blowing, blower

Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.

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Blow and open are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blow" instead a verb "Open".

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

fire	blow fire	open fire
way	blow way	open way
lock	blow lock	open lock
gate	blow gate	open gate
Other words: door, hole, lid, roof, bridge, enemies.

Somebody tries to pick the lock, or to blow powder on it to see what the most used key combinations may be, or find some other way to get the lock open before time runs out.

Source: "Open!" Says Me
Also, the first other major change not arising directly from this divergence is Nikolai Yezhov choosing to blow the lid open on the Great Purge after he'd been declared inessential to the State.

Source: Literature / Weber's Germany: The Veterinarian Totalitarian
Unless you have bombs, in this case you can blow doors open to force your way out.

Source: Video Game / The Binding of Isaac

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