The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BLOWN
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What does BLOWN mean?
BLOWN verb- To produce an air current.
- To propel by an air current.
- To be propelled by an air current.
- To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
- To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
- To clear of contents by forcing air through.
- To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
- To make a sound as the result of being blown.
- (of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
- To explode.
- (with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
- To cause sudden destruction of.
- To suddenly fail destructively.
- (used to express displeasure or frustration) Damn.
- To be very undesirable. (See also suck.)
- To recklessly squander.
- To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)
- To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
- To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
- To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
- To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
- To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
- To sing.
- To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
- To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
- Distended, swollen or inflated
- Panting and out of breath
- (of glass) Formed by blowing
- Under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana.
- Stale; worthless
- Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; flyblown.
- Given a hot rod blower.