blown

[ blohn ]

/ bloʊn /

adjective

inflated; swollen; expanded: a blown stomach.

destroyed, melted, inoperative, misshapen, ruined, or spoiled: to replace a blown fuse; to dispose of blown canned goods.

being out of breath.

flyblown.

formed by blowing: blown glass.

Automotive Slang.

(of an engine) supercharged.
(of a cylinder) destroyed or severely damaged under mechanical stress.

QUIZZES

LEARN THE SPANISH WORDS FOR THESE COMMON ANIMALS!

Are you learning Spanish? Or do you just have an interest in foreign languages? Either way, this quiz on Spanish words for animals is for you.

Question 1 of 13

How do you say “cat” 🐈 in Spanish?

gato/gata

cato/cata

gatto/gatta

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of blown

Past participle of blow²

Words nearby blown

blow job, blowlamp, blow mold, blow-molded, blow moulding, blown, blown-up, blowoff, blow off steam, blow on, blow one's brains out

Definition for blown (2 of 2)

blown²

[ blohn ]

/ bloʊn /

adjective Horticulture.

fully expanded or opened, as a flower.

Origin of blown

Past participle of blow³

Example sentences from the Web for blown

One is reported to have blown himself up, along with many victims, but detonating a suicide vest.
Taliban: We Slaughtered 100+ Kids Because Their Parents Helped America|Sami Yousafzai|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When I became aware that an intern of mine had been sexually harassed by a producer while making the film, I was blown away.
A Rallying Cry Against the Oversexualization of Our Youth|Darryl Roberts|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The absent turkey had been blown clean away in the hurricane force winds, I concluded.
Confessions of a Turkey Killer|Tom Sykes|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was blown up in July 2012 by a bomb that the Free Syrian Army claimed it planted.
Digital Doublethink: Playing Truth or Dare with Putin, Assad and ISIS|Christopher Dickey, Anna Nemtsova|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

One strip, Foolish Grandpa and Sour Henry, shows Grandpa being hit on the head by a sandbag and blown up by dynamite.
The Magazine That Made—and Unmade—Politicians|Anthony Haden-Guest|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If too great shrinkage occurs, the place may be blown out gently after reheating.
Laboratory Manual of Glass-Blowing|Francis C. Frary
Against the breeze of such high indignation, any argument would be blown away.
The Trumpeter Swan|Temple Bailey
Looks as if the old Abbey had butted up against it, until it all got blown away.
Perlycross|R. D. Blackmore
I would not allow that paper, blown by the wind, to scare me from the highway of the argument!
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
If this gassing is too violent, a considerable amount of active material will be blown from the plates.
The Automobile Storage Battery|O. A. Witte

British Dictionary definitions for blown

blown

/ (bləʊn) /

verb

the past participle of blow 1, blow 3

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY

blown

adjective

QUIZZES

LEARN THE SPANISH WORDS FOR THESE COMMON ANIMALS!

Origin of blown

Words nearby blown

Definition for blown (2 of 2)

adjective Horticulture.

Origin of blown

Example sentences from the Web for blown

British Dictionary definitions for blown

verb

MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY

blown

adjective

QUIZZES

LEARN THE SPANISH WORDS FOR THESE COMMON ANIMALS!

Origin of blown

Words nearby blown

Definition for blown (2 of 2)

adjective Horticulture.

Origin of blown

Words related to blown

Example sentences from the Web for blown

British Dictionary definitions for blown

verb