Hard, forceful hits or strikes, or instances of wind or air being forced out.
From Old English 'blow,' originally meaning a stroke or hit; the word evolved from the same root as the verb 'to blow.'
In boxing, a 'clean blow' is different from a 'glancing blow'—boxers study the physics of impact angles to maximize damage or avoid injury, turning fighting into a complex geometry problem.
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