# blown

Pronunciation: say "BLOHN" US /bloʊn/, UK /bləʊn/

## Verb

1. Past participle of blow. — past participle of blow
   - Simple: Past participle of blow. Use this form after 'have,' 'has,' or 'had.'
   - _All the fuses had blown by the time help arrived._
   - _The candles were blown out before she made her wish._

## Adjective

2. Failed; ruined or wasted, as an opportunity that has been lost.
   - Simple: Ruined or lost because of a mistake or a missed chance.
   - _Their blown lead in the final minutes cost them the title._
   - _A blown audition can haunt a young actor for years._
3. Formed or shaped by blowing, as glass is.
   - Simple: Made by blowing air into hot, soft glass.
   - _The artisan sold delicate blown bottles at the fair._
   - _Antique blown glassware can be remarkably valuable._
4. Panting and out of breath after exertion.
   - Simple: Tired and breathing hard.
   - _The horse was thoroughly blown after the long gallop._
   - _Quite blown from the steep climb, she paused to rest._
5. Distended, swollen, or puffed up with gas or air.
   - Simple: Swollen and full of air or gas.
   - _After grazing on damp clover, several cows were badly blown._
   - _By morning the drowned sheep was blown and stiff._
6. Intoxicated by drugs, especially marijuana.
   - Simple: High from using drugs, especially marijuana.
   - _They got blown and spent the night watching old movies._
   - _He showed up to the meeting visibly blown._
7. Fitted with a supercharger, or blower, that forces more air into the engine.
   - Simple: Made more powerful by an added air pump called a blower.
   - _A blown small-block was the centerpiece of his hot rod._
   - _The dragster's blown motor stuck up through the hood._
8. With fly eggs and maggots covering its surface.
   - Simple: Covered with fly eggs and maggots.
   - _The butcher discarded the blown carcass without a second look._
   - _In the summer heat, unprotected fish quickly turn blown._

## Adjective

9. Stale and worthless. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Old and no longer any good.
   - _The cellar held casks of blown wine nobody would drink._
   - _She tossed out the blown bread that had sat for weeks._

## Origin

This is the past participle of "blow," formed as blow + -n. It goes back through Middle English "blawen" to Old English "blāwan."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/blown (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).