blow up synonyms

blow up

v.

  1. To fill

    pump up, puff up, swell, inflate; see fill 1.

  2. To explode

    erupt, rupture, burst, go off; see explode 1.

  3. To destroy with explosives

    bomb, dynamite, detonate; see attack 1, bomb, destroy 1.

  4. To magnify

    enlarge, enlarge on, exaggerate, overstate; see exaggerate, increase 1.

  5. *To lose one's temper

    become angry or enraged, rave, lose self-control; see rage 1.

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