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pow
1[ pou ]
interjection
- (used to express or indicate a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.)
noun
- a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- the power of exciting.
adjective
- exciting and appealing.
pow
2[ poh, pou ]
noun
, Scot. and North England.
- the head; poll.
POW
3or P.O.W.
- prisoner of war.
pow
1/ paʊ /
noun
- a creek or slow stream
pow
2/ paʊ /
interjection
- an exclamation imitative of a collision, explosion, etc
POW
3abbreviation for
- prisoner of war
pow
4/ paʊ /
noun
- the head or a head of hair
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pow1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pow1
C15: from earlier Scots poll
Origin of pow2
a Scot variant of poll
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