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  pow

  interjection

  (used to express or indicate a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.)
• POW
  POW

  prisoner of war.

pow

¹ American  

[pou] / paʊ /

interjection

1. (used to express or indicate a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.)

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noun

1. a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.

2. the power of exciting.

adjective

1. exciting and appealing.

pow ² American  

[poh, pou] / poʊ, paʊ /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. the head; poll.

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POW ³ American  

Or P.O.W.

1. prisoner of war.

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POW ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. prisoner of war

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pow ² British  

/ paʊ /

interjection

1. an exclamation imitative of a collision, explosion, etc

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pow ³ British  

/ paʊ /

noun

1. the head or a head of hair

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pow ⁴ British  

/ paʊ /

noun

1. a creek or slow stream

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Etymology

Origin of pow¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Origin of pow²

First recorded in 1715–25; variant of poll ¹

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