Blow Up (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Add details to.
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 3
Burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction; "the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
Fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons".
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Meaning 5
Get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic".
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Verbs of feeling.
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- Lose One's Temper
- Throw A Fit
- Combust
- Hit The Ceiling
- Blow A Fuse
- Have Kittens
- Go Ballistic
- Flip One's Lid
- Hit The Roof
- Fly Off The Handle
- Flip One's Wig
- Have A Fit
- Blow One's Stack
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Meaning 6
Make large; "blow up an image".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 7
Exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..