Blown

/bləʊn/ · adjective

Meaning

Distended, swollen, or inflated..

Definitions by Sense

1. Distended, swollen, or inflated.
2. Panting and out of breath.
3. (of glass) Formed by blowing.
4. Under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana.
5. (obsolete) Stale; worthless.
6. Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; flyblown.
7. (automotive) Given a hot rod blower.
8. Having failed.

Example Sentences

Cattle are said to be blown when gorged with green food which develops gas.

[T]wo or three horsemen, [...] appeared returning at full gallop, their horses much blown, and the men apparently in a disordered flight.

a blown head gasket

Attempts by Waterloo signalmen to clear the points by power operation eventually exhausted point motor batteries, which are fed by trickle chargers, and a blown fuse accentuated the problem; thus, even when the points had been cleared of ice, no power was available to operate them until the batteries were sufficiently recharged.

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• blowne

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