POW

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

pow

The sound of a violent impact, such as a punch.

The sound of an explosion.

Noun

pow (plural pows)

The sound of a violent impact.

The sound of an explosion.

Etymology 2

Variant forms.

Noun

pow (plural pows)

(Scotland, Ireland, northern England) Alternative form of poll

(skiing slang) Clipping of powder.

Anagrams

• wop

Noun

POW (plural POWs)

(military) Initialism of prisoner of war.

(religion) Initialism of place of worship.

Synonyms

• PW (Canada)

Anagrams

• wop

Source: Wiktionary



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