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noun
- 1. the violent shattering or exploding of something: "the blowing-up of several apartment blocks"
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to destroy something or kill someone with a bomb, or to be destroyed or killed by a bomb: They threatened to blow up the plane if their demands were not met. He drove over a landmine and his Jeep blew up. Fewer examples. A small band of guerrillas has blown up a train in the mountains.
- English (US)
BLOW (SOMEONE/SOMETHING) UP meaning: 1. to destroy something...
- English (US)
noun. blow· up ˈblō-ˌəp. plural blowups. Synonyms of blowup. : a blowing up: such as. a. : explosion. b. : an outburst of temper. c. : enlargement sense 2. d. : a catastrophic financial failure or collapse. Sometime in the next few years, a blowup is likely—one that could sink an already foundering economy. David Henry. blow-up. 2 of 3. adjective.
If someone blows an incident up or if it blows up, it is made to seem more serious or important than it really is. Newspapers blew up the story. [ VERB PARTICLE noun ]
to fill something with air or gas so that it becomes fairly hard. The tyres on my bike need blowing up. to make a photograph bigger synonym enlarge related noun blow-up. to make something seem more important, better, worse, etc. than it really is. The whole affair was blown up out of all proportion. blow up (at somebody)
Synonyms for BLOWING UP: flaring (up), having a fit, flipping (out), snarling, going ballistic, flying into a rage, hitting the roof, blowing a gasket; Antonyms of BLOWING UP: calming (down), cooling (off or down), simmering down, relaxing, quieting (down), chilling out, hushing, imploding.
1. a reproof or formal admonition; rebuke. verb. 2. (transitive) to admonish or rebuke, esp formally; reprove. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'blowing up' in a sentence. blowing up.
blow (something) up (somewhat informal) to be destroyed by an explosion; to destroy something by an explosion: A police officer was killed when her car blew up. go off (of a bomb) to explode; (of a gun) to be fired: The bomb went off in a crowded street.
