pow

IPA: pˈaʊ

The sound of a violent impact.
The sound of an explosion.
A surname.
(military) Initialism of prisoner of war. [A combatant or soldier who is captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.]
(religion) Initialism of place of worship. [A place, usually a building such as a church, mosque, synagogue or temple where believers can practise their faith.]
(cryptography, cryptocurrencies) Alternative letter-case form of PoW (“proof of work”)
(Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) Alternative form of poll [A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.]
(skiing slang) Clipping of powder (“powder snow”). [The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.]
(cryptography, cryptocurrencies) Initialism of proof of work. [(cryptography, cryptocurrencies) A form of cryptographic zero-knowledge proof.]

Examples of "pow" in Sentences

Many of the POWs died during the trek.
The community includes pow wow grounds.
It is a completely incorrect usage of pow.
The Pow policy as part of Morgenthau plan .
Were the POWs repatriated after the battle
The remainder of the POWs died in Soviet captivity.
Pow Pow was potentially not the first mascot used by 8TV.
These interrogations were painful and stressful for the POWs.
The farmer and the war labor board assigned a quota to the POWs.
Pow is not an algebraic operation in the terms of the definition.
What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our pow'r to accompt? —
This grand tradition extends to Brooklyn-via-Jersey siblings Edward and Jeff Nazareno, who perform under the moniker pow wow!
It was evident these people had not forgot the Endeavour being on their coast; for the first words they spoke to us were, _Mataou no te pow pow_ (we are afraid of the guns).
The insect came, filled himself full, and flew off replete; but somehow sleep would not come to either Ned or his uncle, and they were lying hot and weary longing for the repose, when they both started up, for from somewhere in the forest beyond the cottages came a deep-toned sound which can only be rendered by the word pow!