BLOWN Definition & Meaning

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blown

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

blown

[ blohn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Horticulture.

fully expanded or opened, as a flower.

blown

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verb

the past participle of blow 1 blow 3

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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

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Kilmer seemed genuinely blown away by reaction to the movie and to his brief role in it.

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“They load up the video and I’m right next to Jimmy Chamberlin as he’s watching me get my face blown with a leaf blower. And he’s laughing,” Givens said.

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A funny thing happened on the way to being blown away by Audra McDonald in the new Broadway revival of “Gypsy.”

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"Confidence in the criminal justice system has been blown apart because of her incompetence," he said.

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Dr Chandauka said she had "blown the whistle" about issues including what she described as abuse of power, bullying, sexism and racism.

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