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blown

1

[ blohn ]

adjective

  1. 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. formed by blowing:

    blown glass.

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


blown

2

[ blohn ]

adjective

Horticulture.
  1. fully expanded or opened, as a flower.

blown

/ əʊ /

verb

  1. the past participle of blow 1 blow 3
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

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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She is "blown away" by the "waste" the so-called Department of Government Efficiency - led by billionaire Trump ally Elon Musk - says it has found.

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He’s just sitting there looking around, you can tell his mind was blown by it.

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Overheard from a nearby seat: “I was thoroughly blown away.”

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Pippa Chapman's young son had other thoughts, saying simply: "It's been blown out of proportion."

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It's just having your mind blown by the parable or the event of something that's never happened before to you.

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