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blow up
Definition
(verb) cause to burst with a violent release of energy
Synonyms
:
detonate
,
explode
,
set off
Example Sentence
We exploded the nuclear bomb
Definition
(verb) make large
Synonyms
:
enlarge
,
magnify
Example Sentence
blow up an image
Definition
(verb) get very angry and fly into a rage
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
Example Sentence
The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
Spam makes me go ballistic
Definition
(verb) add details to
Synonyms
:
aggrandise
,
aggrandize
,
dramatise
,
dramatize
,
embellish
,
embroider
,
lard
,
pad
Definition
(verb) burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
Synonyms
:
detonate
,
explode
Example Sentence
the bomb detonated at noon
The Molotov cocktail exploded
Definition
(verb) exaggerate or make bigger
Synonyms
:
amplify
,
expand
,
inflate
Example Sentence
The charges were inflated
Definition
(verb) fill with gas or air
Synonyms
:
inflate
Example Sentence
inflate a balloons
Definition
(verb) to swell or cause to enlarge,
Synonyms
:
puff
,
puff out
,
puff up
Example Sentence
Her faced puffed up from the drugs
puffed out chests
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