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blown.

Distended, swollen, or inflated.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/bləʊn/UK/blaːn/Northumbria/bloʊn/US
  1. Distended, swollen, or inflated.

    not-comparable
    Cattle are said to be blown when gorged with green food which develops gas.
  2. Panting and out of breath.

    not-comparable
  3. Formed by blowing.

    not-comparable
  4. Under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana.

    not-comparable
  5. Stale; worthless.

    not-comparable · obsolete
  6. Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; flyblown.

    not-comparable
  7. Given a hot rod blower.

    not-comparable
  8. Having failed.

    not-comparable
    a blown head gasket
  9. Of a vein, ruptured or punctured as a result of an injection or cannula, causing fluid (blood, medication, or saline) to leak into the surrounding tissue.

    informal · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English blawen, from Old English blāƿen, blāwen, past participle of Old English blāwan. Morphologically blow + -n.

verb/bləʊn/UK/blaːn/Northumbria/bloʊn/US
  1. past participle of blow

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From Middle English blawen, from Old English blāƿen, blāwen, past participle of Old English blāwan. Morphologically blow + -n.

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