blown

¹ American  

[blohn] / bloʊn /

adjective

1. inflated; swollen; expanded.

   a blown stomach.

2. destroyed, melted, inoperative, misshapen, ruined, or spoiled.

   to replace a blown fuse;

   to dispose of blown canned goods.

3. being out of breath.

4. flyblown.

5. formed by blowing.

   blown glass.

6. Automotive Slang.

   1. (of an engine) supercharged.

   2. (of a cylinder) destroyed or severely damaged under mechanical stress.

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blown ² American  

[blohn] / bloʊn /

adjective

Horticulture.

1. fully expanded or opened, as a flower.

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blown British  

/ bləʊn /

verb

1. the past participle of blow 1 blow 3

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Etymology

Origin of blown¹

First recorded in 1550–60; past participle of blow ²

Origin of blown²

First recorded before 1000; past participle of blow ³

Example Sentences

Blown leads: Friday’s loss to the Orlando Magic marked the eighth time this season that the Wizards led by at least 15 points and still lost.

From Washington Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Blown coverage and a missed tackle on a long James Blackman pass to Champ Flemings got them in range for another.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022

Blown assignments along Virginia’s front seven and in the secondary allowed the Demon Deacons to roll to a 10-0 lead during the first quarter.

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2021

Blown away by the clarity and persuasiveness of Arriaga’s writing, Sung recruited him to tutor other students.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2021

Blown, like the sere leaves, away; And thou dost seem a trunk, on whose bare head The gray moss of uncounted days is spread!

From The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 by Gilfillan, George