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blow up

Letters that make blow up

o, b, l, p, u, w are letters that make 'blow up'

Words within blow up

low, up, blow, Low are words within 'blow up'

blow up is a 7 letter phrase starting with b
blow up is a 7 letter phrase ending with p

8 possible definitions for 'blow up'

Blow Up as "to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs""

Under this definition, blow up is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

puff up, puff out, puff have the same meaning as 'blow up'

blow up as a type

'blow up' can be a type of swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce, swell.

Derivatives of blow up

pufferfish, blowfish, globefish, puffer are derivatives of 'blow up'.

Blow Up as "make large"

Under this definition, blow up is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

magnify, enlarge have the same meaning as 'blow up'

Antonyms

reduce, scale down have the opposite meaning of 'blow up'

blow up as a type

'blow up' can be a type of increase.

blow up as a category

'blow up' can be a category of photography, picture taking.

Derivatives of blow up

enlarger, magnifier, enlargement, magnitude, blowup, magnification are derivatives of 'blow up'.

Example of blow up used within this context

"blow up an image"

Blow Up as "exaggerate or make bigger"

Under this definition, blow up is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

amplify, expand, inflate have the same meaning as 'blow up'

blow up as a type

'blow up' can be a type of increase.

Types of blow up

puff up is a type of blow up.

Derivatives of blow up

expansive is a derivative of blow up.

Blow Up as "fill with gas or air"

Under this definition, blow up is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

inflate has the same meaning as blow up

Antonyms

deflate has the opposite meaning of blow up

blow up as a type

'blow up' can be a type of expand.

Types of blow up

reflate, surge, heave, billow are types of 'blow up'.

Derivatives of blow up

inflater, inflator, inflatable, inflation are derivatives of 'blow up'.

Blow Up as "cause to burst with a violent release of energy"

Under this definition, blow up is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

set off, detonate, explode have the same meaning as 'blow up'

blow up as a type

'blow up' can be a type of change integrity.

Types of blow up

dynamite, fulminate are types of 'blow up'.

Derivatives of blow up

cap, detonating device, detonation, explosion, blowup, detonator, detonative, burst are derivatives of 'blow up'.

Causes of blow up

detonate, explode, blow up are causes of 'blow up'.

Blow Up as "burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction"

Under this definition, blow up is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

detonate, explode have the same meaning as 'blow up'

Derivatives of blow up

detonation, explosion, blowup, detonative are derivatives of 'blow up'.

Blow Up as "add details to"

Under this definition, blow up is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dramatise, embellish, embroider, aggrandize, aggrandise, dramatize, pad, lard have the same meaning as 'blow up'

blow up as a type

'blow up' can be a type of exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify, overstate.

Types of blow up

glorify is a type of blow up.

Derivatives of blow up

dramatic event, embellishment, drama, embroidery, aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation are derivatives of 'blow up'.

Blow Up as "get very angry and fly into a rage"

Under this definition, blow up is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

flip one's lid, throw a fit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballistic, have a fit, combust have the same meaning as 'blow up'

blow up as a type

'blow up' can be a type of rage.

Derivatives of blow up

outburst, effusion, gush, blowup, ebullition are derivatives of 'blow up'.