pow

¹

[ pou ]

interjection

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

noun

1. a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
2. the power of exciting.

adjective

1. exciting and appealing.

pow

²

[ poh, pou ]

noun

, Scot. and North England.

1. the head; poll.

POW

³

or P.O.W.

1. prisoner of war.

pow

¹

/ paʊ /

noun

1. a creek or slow stream

pow

²

/ paʊ /

interjection

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

POW

³

abbreviation for

1. prisoner of war

pow

⁴

/ paʊ /

noun

1. the head or a head of hair

Word History and Origins

Origin of pow¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Origin of pow²

First recorded in 1715–25; variant of poll ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of pow¹

C15: from earlier Scots poll

Origin of pow²

a Scot variant of poll

Example Sentences

With Pow! he wanted to “create the vibe of pirate radio on a song”.

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What led to the song being banned in clubs isn’t fully clear - but Bizzle thinks a fight broke out when Pow! was played at one venue, and the news spread.

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It didn’t take long for Pow! to take off on pirate radio and Channel U, which was dedicated to UK underground urban music.

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On 10 December, just a stone’s throw from Big Ben, a sound system was set up and protesters started playing Pow!

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Every time the grime artist’s debut single Pow! blasted through speakers in UK nightclubs in the early 2000s, there was chaos on the dancefloor.

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