blown

CEFRB1

/bləʊn/

noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Moved or damaged by air or an explosion.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Formed by blowing.

Examples

  • The roof was blown off by the explosion.

  • We got our roof blown off in the gale.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /blaːn/
  • /bloʊn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Panting and out of breath.

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Distended, swollen, or inflated.

  2. Under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana.

More examples

In context

  • Cattle are said to be blown when gorged with green food which develops gas.

  • a blown head gasket

  • [T]wo or three horsemen, [...] appeared returning at full gallop, their horses much blown, and the men apparently in a disordered flight.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English blawen, from Old English blāƿen, blāwen, past participle of Old English blāwan. Morphologically blow + -n.