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- See:
- blow
part of speech: |
phrase |
definition 1: |
to explode.
Someone had planted a bomb and the car suddenly blew up.- synonyms:
- explode
- similar words:
- destroy
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definition 2: |
to cause (something) to explode.
The conspirators blew up the building. |
definition 3: |
to inflate.
Let's blow up the balloons.- synonyms:
- inflate
- similar words:
- balloon
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definition 4: |
to enlarge (something) or add significance.
We could see another man's face in the picture when the photographer blew up the image.I think you're blowing this incident up out of all proportion!- synonyms:
- enlarge, magnify
- similar words:
- amplify, expand
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definition 5: |
(informal) to lose one's temper.
She blew up when they finally announced the flight was canceled.I promise I won't blow up at you if you tell me the truth.- synonyms:
- explode, flare up
- similar words:
- burst, fly off the handle
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definition 6: |
to exaggerate, as a story.
Don't believe his story; he's blowing everything up.- synonyms:
- exaggerate, inflate, overstate
- similar words:
- embroider, magnify
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related words: |
distend, exaggerate, inflate, magnify, rage, swell |
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