blown

/blou/
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blown

The runner was blown after the long race.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Breathing laboriously or convulsively: Describes a state of being out of breath, often from exertion.
    • Being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor: Describes something that has been carried, shaped, or affected by the wind or a current of air.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • After running up the stairs, he was completely blown and had to sit down. (Describes being out of breath.)
    • The blown clouds of dust choked the riders. (Describes dust moved by the wind.)
    • The path was covered with blown soil mounded on the window sill. (Describes soil deposited by the wind.)
Advanced Usage
  • "blown away" (idiom): Extremely impressed, astonished, or overwhelmed.
    • I was blown away by the beauty of the performance.
  • "blown out of proportion" (idiom): Exaggerated or made to seem more important or serious than it really is.
    • The minor disagreement was blown out of proportion by the media.
Variants and Related Words
  • Blow (verb): To move or be moved by air; to expel air from the mouth; to cause to fail or explode.
  • Blower (noun): A person or device that blows, such as a fan or a whale.
  • Blowout (noun): A sudden bursting or failure; a large, lavish party or meal.
Synonyms
  • Winded: Out of breath.
  • Breathless: Gasping for breath.
  • Scattered: Dispersed by the wind.
  • Displaced: Moved from its original place.
Related Phrasal Verbs (from the base verb "blow")
  • Blow up: To explode; to inflate; to enlarge (a photograph); to become very angry.
    • They had to blow up the old bridge for safety.
  • Blow over: (Of trouble or an argument) to fade away without serious consequences.
    • I hope this scandal will soon blow over.
  • Blow out: To extinguish by blowing; (of a tire) to burst suddenly.
    • Can you blow out the candles?
Related Idioms
  • It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good: A saying meaning that even a bad situation usually benefits someone.
  • Blow hot and cold: To keep changing your attitude; to be inconsistent.
    • He keeps blowing hot and cold about the project, so I don't know what he really wants.
blown

The runner was blown after the long race.

Adjective
  1. breathing laboriously or convulsively
  2. being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
    • blown clouds of dust choked the riders
    • blown soil mounded on the window sill