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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Blow \Blow\ (bl[=o]), v. i. [imp. Blew (bl[=u]); p. p. Blown
     (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Blowing.] [OE. blowen, AS.
     bl[=o]wan to blossom; akin to OS. bl[=o]jan, D. bloeijen,
     OHG. pluojan, MHG. bl["u]ejen, G. bl["u]hen, L. florere to
     flourish, OIr. blath blossom. Cf. Blow to puff,
     Flourish.]
     To flower; to blossom; to bloom.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           How blows the citron grove.              --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Blow \Blow\, v. i. [imp. Blew (bl[=u]); p. p. Blown
     (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Blowing.] [OE. blawen, blowen,
     AS. bl[=a]wan to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. pl[=a]jan, G.
     bl["a]hen, to blow up, swell, L. flare to blow, Gr.
     'ekflai`nein to spout out, and to E. bladder, blast, inflate,
     etc., and perh. blow to bloom.]
     1. To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move
        rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows.
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              Hark how it rains and blows !         --Walton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth
        or from a pair of bellows.
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     3. To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and
              blowing.                              --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There let the pealing organ blow.     --Milton.
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     5. To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale.
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     6. To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in
        from the street.
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              The grass blows from their graves to thy own. --M.
                                                    Arnold.
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     7. To talk loudly; to boast; to storm. [Colloq.]
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              You blow behind my back, but dare not say anything
              to my face.                           --Bartlett.
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     8. To stop functioning due to a failure in an electrical
        circuit, especially on which breaks the circuit; sometimes
        used with out; -- used of light bulbs, electronic
        components, fuses; as, the dome light in the car blew out.
        [PJC]
  
     9. To deflate by sudden loss of air; usually used with out;
        -- of inflatable tires.
        [PJC]
  
     To blow hot and cold (a saying derived from a fable of
        [AE]sop's), to favor a thing at one time and treat it
        coldly at another; or to appear both to favor and to
        oppose.
  
     To blow off, to let steam escape through a passage provided
        for the purpose; as, the engine or steamer is blowing off.
        
  
     To blow out.
        (a) To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or
            vapor; as, a steam cock or valve sometimes blows out.
        (b) To talk violently or abusively. [Low]
  
     To blow over, to pass away without effect; to cease, or be
        dissipated; as, the storm and the clouds have blown over.
        
  
     To blow up, to be torn to pieces and thrown into the air as
        by an explosion of powder or gas or the expansive force of
        steam; to burst; to explode; as, a powder mill or steam
        boiler blows up. ``The enemy's magazines blew up.''
        --Tatler.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Blown \Blown\, p. p. & a.
     1. Swollen; inflated; distended; puffed up, as cattle when
        gorged with green food which develops gas.
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     2. Stale; worthless.
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     3. Out of breath; tired; exhausted. ``Their horses much
        blown.'' --Sir W. Scott.
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     4. Covered with the eggs and larv[ae] of flies; fly blown.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Blown \Blown\, p. p. & a.
     Opened; in blossom or having blossomed, as a flower. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Blow \Blow\ (bl[=o]), v. i. [imp. Blew (bl[=u]); p. p. Blown
     (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Blowing.] [OE. blowen, AS.
     bl[=o]wan to blossom; akin to OS. bl[=o]jan, D. bloeijen,
     OHG. pluojan, MHG. bl["u]ejen, G. bl["u]hen, L. florere to
     flourish, OIr. blath blossom. Cf. Blow to puff,
     Flourish.]
     To flower; to blossom; to bloom.
  
           How blows the citron grove.              --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Blow \Blow\, v. i. [imp. Blew (bl[=u]); p. p. Blown
     (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Blowing.] [OE. blawen, blowen,
     AS. bl[=a]wan to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. pl[=a]jan, G.
     bl["a]hen, to blow up, swell, L. flare to blow, Gr.
     'ekflai`nein to spout out, and to E. bladder, blast, inflate,
     etc., and perh. blow to bloom.]
     1. To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move
        rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows.
  
              Hark how it rains and blows !         --Walton.
  
     2. To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth
        or from a pair of bellows.
  
     3. To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
  
              Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and
              blowing.                              --Shak.
  
     4. To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet.
  
              There let the pealing organ blow.     --Milton.
  
     5. To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale.
  
     6. To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in
        from the street.
  
              The grass blows from their graves to thy own. --M.
                                                    Arnold.
  
     7. To talk loudly; to boast; to storm. [Colloq.]
  
              You blow behind my back, but dare not say anything
              to my face.                           --Bartlett.
  
     To blow hot and cold (a saying derived from a fable of
        [AE]sop's), to favor a thing at one time and treat it
        coldly at another; or to appear both to favor and to
        oppose.
  
     To blow off, to let steam escape through a passage provided
        for the purpose; as, the engine or steamer is blowing off.
        
  
     To blow out.
        (a) To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or
            vapor; as, a steam cock or valve sometimes blows out.
        (b) To talk violently or abusively. [Low]
  
     To blow over, to pass away without effect; to cease, or be
        dissipated; as, the storm and the clouds have blown over.
        
  
     To blow up, to be torn to pieces and thrown into the air as
        by an explosion of powder or gas or the expansive force of
        steam; to burst; to explode; as, a powder mill or steam
        boiler blows up. ``The enemy's magazines blew up.''
        --Tatler.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Blown \Blown\, p. p. & a.
     1. Swollen; inflated; distended; puffed up, as cattle when
        gorged with green food which develops gas.
  
     2. Stale; worthless.
  
     3. Out of breath; tired; exhausted. ``Their horses much
        blown.'' --Sir W. Scott.
  
     4. Covered with the eggs and larv[ae] of flies; fly blown.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Blown \Blown\, p. p. & a.
     Opened; in blossom or having blossomed, as a flower. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  blow
       n 1: a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the
            head"
       2: an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the
          bicycle" [syn: bump]
       3: an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something
          that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: reverse, reversal,
           setback, black eye]
       4: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock
          to learn that he was injured" [syn: shock]
       5: a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by
          the gust" [syn: gust, blast]
       6: street names for cocaine [syn: coke, nose candy, snow,
           C]
       7: forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his
          nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a
          single puff" [syn: puff]
       v 1: exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
       2: be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"
       3: free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's
          nose"
       4: be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves
          were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake";
          "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the
          shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" [syn: float,
           drift, be adrift]
       5: make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew"
       6: shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"
       7: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and
          we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult
          passage in the second movement" [syn: botch, bumble, fumble,
           botch up, muff, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil,
           muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks,
           bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul
          up, mess up, fuck up]
       8: spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance
          on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity
          to get and advanced degree" [syn: waste, squander]
          [ant: conserve]
       9: spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on
          his new home theater"
       10: sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets
           blew"
       11: play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn"
       12: provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation [syn:
           fellate, go down on]
       13: cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry"
       14: cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the
           leaves around in the yard"
       15: spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew"
       16: leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved
           along"; "Blow now!" [syn: shove off, shove along]
       17: lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow"
       18: cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their
           cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"
       19: show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag,
            gas, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]
       20: allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse"
       21: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs
           blew out"; "The fuse blew" [syn: blow out, burn out]
       22: burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire"
       [also: blown, blew]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  blown
       adj 1: 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: (of glass) formed by forcing air into a molten ball; "blown
          glass"
       3: breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: gasping, out
          of breath(p), panting, pursy, short-winded, winded]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  blown
       See blow

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  blown
     a.
     1 distended, swollen, or inflated.
     2 panting and out of breath.
     3 (lb en of glass) form by blowing.
     4 Under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana.
     5 (lb en obsolete) stale; worthless.
     6 Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; flyblown.
     7 (lb en automotive) Given a hot rod blower.
     8 Having failed.
     vb.
     (inflection of en blow  past part)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  blown
     a.
     1 distended, swollen, or inflated.
     2 panting and out of breath.
     3 (lb en of glass) form by blowing.
     4 Under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana.
     5 (lb en obsolete) stale; worthless.
     6 Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; flyblown.
     7 (lb en automotive) Given a hot rod blower.
     8 Having failed.
     vb.
     (inflection of en blow  past part)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  blown
     a.
     1 distended, swollen, or inflated.
     2 panting and out of breath.
     3 (lb en of glass) form by blowing.
     4 Under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana.
     5 (lb en obsolete) stale; worthless.
     6 Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; flyblown.
     7 (lb en automotive) Given a hot rod blower.
     8 Having failed.
     vb.
     (inflection of en blow  past part)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  blown
     a.
     1 distended, swollen, or inflated.
     2 panting and out of breath.
     3 (lb en of glass) form by blowing.
     4 Under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana.
     5 (lb en obsolete) stale; worthless.
     6 Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; flyblown.
     7 (lb en automotive) Given a hot rod blower.
     8 Having failed.
     vb.
     (inflection of en blow  past part)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  blown
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm b lown pperf=blow)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  blown
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en blow ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb blow)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Blown /blˈəʊn/
  هبّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  blown //bloʊn// //bləʊn// 
  1. издухан
  (glass) formed by blowing
  2. издут, подут
  distended, swollen or inflated
  3. задъхан
  panting and out of breath

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  blown /blˈəʊn/ 
  vanul

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  blown /blˈəʊn/ 
  kvetl

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  blown /blˈəʊn/ 
  foukal