blow up


Meanings

  • a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
  • an unrestrained expression of emotion
  • a photographic print that has been enlarged
  • cause to burst with a violent release of energy;
  • make large;
    • "blow up an image"
  • get very angry and fly into a rage;
  • add details to
  • burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;
  • exaggerate or make bigger;
  • fill with gas or air;
  • to swell or cause to enlarge,