Blow and Stress

Blow

Blow noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

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

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

Stress noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.

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Blow and stress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blow" instead a noun "Stress".

Nearby Words: stressed, stressful, stressing

emotional	emotional blow	emotional stress
physical	physical blow	physical stress
heavy	heavy blow	heavy stress
hard	hard blow	hard stress
Other adjectives: severe, massive, big, great, serious, personal, major, mental, psychological, significant, resulting.

party	blow party	stress party
way	blow way	stress way

Tempered glass (as used in automobile side windows) has stress concentrations in the corners, a blow there takes much less force to shatter the window than a blow in the center.

Source: Just For Fun / Tropes Examined by the MythBusters
As well, when Gohan has a stress-induced dream about Perfect Cell, when he strikes and kills Chi-Chi, the power of the blow ends up undoing her hairbun.

Source: Slipknot Ponytail
If you don't ask Debbie out in 24 hours, the collar will sense your stress levels and blow up.

Source: Double Subversion

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