blown

1. 1
   verb

   Past participle of blow. Use this form after 'have,' 'has,' or 'had.'

   The wind had blown the leaves across the yard.

   The roof was blown off during the storm.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Ruined or lost because of a mistake or a missed chance.

   Like dropping a glass that can't be put back together.

   After that blown chance, the team never recovered.

   He stared at the blown deal, knowing it was over.

   Similarwasted, botched, failed, lost

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3. 3
   adjective

   Made by blowing air into hot, soft glass.

   Like the rounded shape you get when you blow up a balloon.

   The museum showed delicate blown glass from Venice.

   Each blown vase had its own shape.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Tired and breathing hard.

   Like a runner gasping for air at the end of a sprint.

   After running up the hill, the dog was completely blown.

   The runners looked blown by the final lap.

   Similarwinded, breathless, puffed

5. 5
   adjective

   Swollen and full of air or gas.

   Like a balloon stretched tight with air.

   The sick cow's belly was blown and tight.

   The dead fish lay blown on the surface of the pond.

   Similarbloated, distended, swollen

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6. 6
   adjective

   High from using drugs, especially marijuana.

   By midnight he was too blown to drive home.

   She felt blown after just a few puffs.

   Similarhigh, stoned, baked

   Oppositesober

7. 7
   adjective

   Made more powerful by an added air pump called a blower.

   Like blowing on a fire to push more air in and make it burn hotter.

   He raced a blown V8 every weekend.

   The blown engine roared down the track.

   Similarsupercharged

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8. 8
   adjective

   Covered with fly eggs and maggots.

   The blown meat was thrown out right away.

   Hunters found the deer already blown in the heat.

   Similarflyblown, maggoty

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