blow up in English dictionary

  • blow up

    Meanings and definitions of "blow up"

    • (intransitive) To explode or be destroyed by explosion.
    • (transitive) To explode something or somebody or destroy something or injure or kill somebody by explosion.
    • (transitive) To inflate or fill with air.
    • (transitive) To enlarge or zoom in.
    • (intransitive) To fail disastrously.
    • (slang) To become popular very quickly.
    • (slang) To suddenly get very angry.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To explode or be destroyed by explosion.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cause (something or someone) to explode, or to destroy (something) or maim or kill (someone) by means of an explosion.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To inflate or fill with air.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To enlarge or zoom in.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To fail disastrously.
    • verb
      (slang, intransitive)
      To become popular very quickly.
    • verb
      (slang)
      To suddenly get very angry.
    • verb
      (slang, intransitive)
      To become much more fat or rotund in a short space of time.
    • verb
      (transitive, dated)
      To inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to puff up.
    • verb
      (transitive, dated)
      To excite.
    • verb
      (transitive, dated)
      To scold violently.
    • verb
      (sports)
      To blow the whistle.
    • verb
      (cycling)
      To succumb to the oxygen debt and lose the ability to maintain pace in a race.
    • to explode (transitive)
    • to explode (intransitive)
    • to inflate
    • to enlarge
    • To expand suddenly with great force and a loud noise because of strong inner pressure.
    • blow up (dust)
    • blow up (i.e. wind)
    • verb
      add details to
    • verb
      burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction; "the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded"
    • verb
      cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
    • verb
      exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
    • verb
      fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      make large; "blow up an image"
    • verb
      to swell or cause to enlarge; "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests"

    Synonyms of "blow up" in English dictionary

    go ballistic, pad, dramatize are the top synonyms of "blow up" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "blow up" in English dictionary

    reduce, deflate are the top antonyms of "blow up" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of blow up

    • to blow up ( third-person singular simple present blows up, present participle blowing up, simple past blew up, past participle blown up)
    • blow up (third-person singular simple present blows up, present participle blowing up, simple past blew up, past participle blown up)
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