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Definitions for BLOWN
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. blownadjective

    being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

    "blown clouds of dust choked the riders"; "blown soil mounded on the window sill"

  2. blown, pursy, short-winded, windedadjective

    breathing laboriously or convulsively

Wiktionary

  1. blownadjective

    distended, swollen or inflated

  2. blownadjective

    panting and out of breath

  3. blownadjective

    (glass) formed by blowing

  4. blownadjective

    (marijuana) under the influence of drugs

  5. Etymology: blawen, from bláƿan (bláwan), past participle of bláƿen (bláwen).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Blownthe participle passive of blow.

    All the sparks of virtue, which nature had kindled in them, were so blown to give forth their uttermost heat, that justly it may be affirmed, they inflamed the affections of all that knew them. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

    The trumpets sleep, while cheerful horns are blown,
    And arms employ’d on birds and beasts alone. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPT

  1. blown

    The term "blown" generally refers to something that is no longer functional or viable due to excessive damage, force, or disruption. This can apply to objects, such as a blown tire or blown fuse, or to situations, such as a blown opportunity or blown relationship.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Blown

    of Blow

  2. Blown

    of Blow

  3. Blown

    swollen; inflated; distended; puffed up, as cattle when gorged with green food which develops gas

  4. Blown

    stale; worthless

  5. Blown

    out of breath; tired; exhausted

  6. Blown

    covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; fly blown

  7. Blown

    opened; in blossom or having blossomed, as a flower

Rap Dictionary

  1. blownadjective

    To be high on weed "You know you want some more girl, so come on, Let's get blown.. let's get blown " -- Snoop Dogg Ft. Pharrell (Let's Get Blown) Also meaning to lose your high because of someone or something. "Man I was high, then I got blown because the cops pulled up right beside me." That meaning is derived from the D.C. PG County area.

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'BLOWN' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4672

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of BLOWN in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of BLOWN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of BLOWN in a Sentence

  1. Albert Schweitzer:

    Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.

  2. Chris Pratt:

    I’m telling you this, I’m so excited for people to see this film. It’s 10 years in the making. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is coming up on its 10 year anniversary as a stand alone studio. They made 18 movies. Everyone of them has opened number one. You have all of these interlocking intertwining storylines from characters from each of those 18 movies coming together in one giant unprecedented spectactical. it’s truly going to be, I think, the biggest movie of all time and from what I hear from people who have seen it, it’s so good. So, expect to get, I don’t know, blown away. Expect to not be able to even see it if you don’t have your tickets yet.

  3. James Joseph Sylvester:

    The mathematician lives long and lives young; the wings of his soul do not early drop off, nor do its pores become clogged with the earthy particles blown from the dusty highways of vulgar life.

  4. Adam Smith:

    I think this is a small issue that's being blown out of proportion by those who oppose the deal for a variety of reasons.

  5. John Graham:

    I can't stress enough the difference in the situation between 1985 and 2015, it was already a full blown disaster by the time Michael Buerk (of the BBC) got to a Save the Children feeding camp in Korem and announced to the world that this thing was happening.

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