blown UK /bləʊn/US /bloʊn/adjective 9 adjective9 •Formed by blowing. •Having failed. •(informal) Of 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. •Panting and out of breath. •Distended, swollen, or inflated.Cattle are said to be blown when gorged with green food which develops gas. •Under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana. •Given a hot rod blower. •Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; flyblown. •(no longer used) Stale; worthless.[T]wo or three horsemen, [...] appeared returning at full gallop, their horses much blown, and the men apparently in a disordered flight. — 1816