blown
AdjektivVerbhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//bləʊn//
- Vereinigte Staaten//bloʊn//
- //blaːn//
Distended, swollen, or inflated.
Adjektiv
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Distended, swollen, or inflated.
Cattle are said to be blown when gorged with green food which develops gas.
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Panting and out of breath.
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Formed by blowing.
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Under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana.
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veraltetStale; worthless.
[T]wo or three horsemen, [...] appeared returning at full gallop, their horses much blown, and the men apparently in a disordered flight.
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Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; flyblown.
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Given a hot rod blower.
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Having failed.
a blown head gasket
Attempts by Waterloo signalmen to clear the points by power operation eventually exhausted point motor batteries, which are fed by trickle chargers, and a blown fuse accentuated the problem; thus, even when the points had been cleared of ice, no power was available to operate them until the batteries were sufficiently recharged.
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umgangssprachlichOf a vein, ruptured or punctured as a result of an injection or cannula, causing fluid (blood, medication, or saline) to leak into the surrounding tissue.
Herkunft
From Middle English blawen, from Old English blāƿen, blāwen, past participle of Old English blāwan. Morphologically blow + -n.
Verb
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Auch eine Form von blowpast participle of blow
blown · Distended, swollen, or inflated.
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