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blow up

/ blow up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make large
"blow up an image"
Opposites:
reduce scale down
Type of:
increase
Derived:
magnitude magnification enlargement blowup magnifier
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
photography picture taking
verb Sense 2
fill with gas or air
"inflate a balloons"
Opposites:
deflate
Type of:
expand
Kinds of:
reflate billow surge heave
Derived:
inflation inflater inflator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
exaggerate or make bigger
"The charges were inflated"
Type of:
increase
Kinds of:
puff up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
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"
Type of:
rage
Derived:
effusion gush outburst blowup ebullition
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
Type of:
swell swell up intumesce
Derived:
puffer blowfish globefish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
cause to explode
"We exploded the nuclear bomb"
Type of:
change integrity
Kinds of:
fulminate dynamite
Derived:
explosion detonation blowup detonator detonating device
Causes:
explode burst
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
add details to
Type of:
overstate exaggerate overdraw
Kinds of:
glorify
Derived:
drama dramatic event aggrandizement aggrandisement elevation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
Semantic Complexity
68%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
50
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

increase reduce scale down expand reflate billow surge heave deflate puff up rage swell