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Definition of Blow up
1. Verb. Cause to burst with a violent release of energy. "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
Exact synonyms: Detonate, Explode, Set Off
Generic synonyms: Change Integrity
Causes: Detonate, Explode
Specialized synonyms: Fulminate, Dynamite
Derivative terms: Blowup, Detonation, Detonative, Detonator, Explosion, Explosion
Generic synonyms: Change Integrity
Causes: Detonate, Explode
Specialized synonyms: Fulminate, Dynamite
Derivative terms: Blowup, Detonation, Detonative, Detonator, Explosion, Explosion
2. Verb. Make large. "Blow up an image"
Exact synonyms: Enlarge, Magnify
Category relationships: Photography, Picture Taking
Generic synonyms: Increase
Derivative terms: Blowup, Enlargement, Enlarger, Magnification, Magnification, Magnifier, Magnitude
Antonyms: Reduce
Category relationships: Photography, Picture Taking
Generic synonyms: Increase
Derivative terms: Blowup, Enlargement, Enlarger, Magnification, Magnification, Magnifier, Magnitude
Antonyms: Reduce
3. Verb. Get very angry and fly into a rage. "Spam makes me go ballistic"
Exact synonyms: Blow A Fuse, Blow One's Stack, Combust, Flip One's Lid, Flip One's Wig, Fly Off The Handle, Go Ballistic, Have A Fit, Have Kittens, Hit The Ceiling, Hit The Roof, Lose One's Temper, Throw A Fit
Generic synonyms: Rage
Derivative terms: Blowup
Generic synonyms: Rage
Derivative terms: Blowup
4. Verb. Add details to. "They won't blow up the story "
Exact synonyms: Aggrandise, Aggrandize, Dramatise, Dramatize, Embellish, Embroider, Lard, Pad
Specialized synonyms: Glorify
Generic synonyms: Amplify, Exaggerate, Hyperbolise, Hyperbolize, Magnify, Overdraw, Overstate
Derivative terms: Aggrandisement, Aggrandizement, Drama, Embellishment, Embroidery
Specialized synonyms: Glorify
Generic synonyms: Amplify, Exaggerate, Hyperbolise, Hyperbolize, Magnify, Overdraw, Overstate
Derivative terms: Aggrandisement, Aggrandizement, Drama, Embellishment, Embroidery
5. Verb. Burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction. ; "The Molotov cocktail exploded"
6. Verb. Exaggerate or make bigger. "The charges were inflated"
Exact synonyms: Amplify, Expand, Inflate
Generic synonyms: Increase
Specialized synonyms: Puff Up
Derivative terms: Expansive
Generic synonyms: Increase
Specialized synonyms: Puff Up
Derivative terms: Expansive
7. Verb. Fill with gas or air. "Inflate a balloons"
Exact synonyms: Inflate
Specialized synonyms: Reflate, Billow, Heave, Surge
Generic synonyms: Expand
Antonyms: Deflate
Derivative terms: Inflatable, Inflater, Inflation, Inflator
Specialized synonyms: Reflate, Billow, Heave, Surge
Generic synonyms: Expand
Antonyms: Deflate
Derivative terms: Inflatable, Inflater, Inflation, Inflator
8. Verb. To swell or cause to enlarge,. "Did his feet blow up?"; "Puffed out chests"
Exact synonyms: Puff, Puff Out, Puff Up
Generic synonyms: Intumesce, Swell, Swell Up, Tumefy, Tumesce
Derivative terms: Puffer
Generic synonyms: Intumesce, Swell, Swell Up, Tumefy, Tumesce
Derivative terms: Puffer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blow Up
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