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Blown

verb
/bləʊn/
Word Frequency: 6.3

Definitions

1.verbTo produce an air current.
2.verbTo propel by an air current.
"Blow the dust off that book and open it up."
3.verbTo be propelled by an air current.
"The leaves blow through the streets in the fall."
4.verbTo create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
5.verbTo force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
"to blow the fire"
6.verbTo clear of contents by forcing air through.
"to blow an egg"
7.verbTo cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
8.verbTo make a sound as the result of being blown.
"In the harbor, the ships' horns blew."
9.verb(of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
"There she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")"
10.verbTo explode.
"Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!"
11.verb(with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
"The aerosol can was blown to bits."
12.verbTo cause sudden destruction of.
"He blew the tires and the engine."
13.verbTo suddenly fail destructively.
"He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line."
14.verb(used to express displeasure or frustration) Damn.
15.verbTo be very undesirable. (See also suck.)
"This blows!"
16.verbTo recklessly squander.
"I blew $35 thou on a car."
17.verbTo fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)
"Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?"
18.verbTo leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
"Let's blow this joint."
19.verbTo make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
20.verbTo spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
21.verbTo inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
22.verbTo breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
23.verbTo put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
"to blow a horse"
24.verbTo talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
25.verbTo sing.
"That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!"
26.verbTo leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
27.verbTo blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
28.adjectiveDistended, swollen or inflated
"Cattle are said to be blown when gorged with green food which develops gas."
29.adjectivePanting and out of breath
30.adjective(of glass) Formed by blowing
31.adjectiveUnder the influence of drugs, especially marijuana.
32.adjectiveStale; worthless
33.adjectiveCovered with the eggs and larvae of flies; flyblown.
34.adjectiveGiven a hot rod blower.

Synonyms

gaspingbreathlesswindedshort-windedpursypantingmovingformedout of breathpumpedbustedexploded

Rhymes With

moangroandronebemoancornerstonetonestonecondone
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