blown — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Distended, swollen, or inflated.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Synonyms

   bulledtumidpuffed

   Examples

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

2. Panting and out of breath.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

3. Formed by blowing.

   Usage

   • not-comparable
   • of glass

4. Under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Synonyms

   blazedreefedspaced-out

5. Stale; worthless.

   Usage

   • not-comparable
   • Obsolete

   Synonyms

   good-for-nothingno goodvalueless

   Examples

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

6. Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; flyblown.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

7. Given a hot rod blower.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Synonyms

   supercharged

8. Having failed.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   a blown head gasket

   More examples (1)

   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.

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.

   Usage

   • Informal
   • not-comparable

Adjective

1. being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

   Examples

   blown clouds of dust choked the riders

   blown soil mounded on the window sill

2. breathing laboriously or convulsively

   Synonyms

   pursyshort-windedwinded