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Bowled vs Blown - What's the difference?

bowled | blown |

As verbs the difference between bowled and blown

is that bowled is (bowl) while blown is .

As an adverb bowled

is (cricket) describing the method of being dismissed in which the ball is bowled, and it hits and breaks the batsman's wicket.

As an adjective blown is

distended, swollen or inflated.

bowled

English

Adverb

(-)
  • (cricket) Describing the method of being dismissed in which the ball is bowled, and it hits and breaks the batsman's wicket.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (bowl)

    • Anagrams

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    blown

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • distended, swollen or inflated
    • Cattle are said to be blown when gorged with green food which develops gas.
  • panting and out of breath
  • (of glass) Formed by blowing
  • Under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana.
  • (obsolete) stale; worthless
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • Their horses much blown .
  • Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; flyblown.
  • (automotive) Given a hot rod blower

    • Derived terms

    * endblown * full-blown * sideblown

    Verb

    (head)
    • English irregular past participles