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   Blow·up

   /ˈblōˌəp/

   

   noun

   • 1. an enlargement of a photograph: "the walls are covered with grainy blow-ups"
   • 2. an outburst of anger: informal "the occasional blow-ups he has at Lennie are understandable"

   adjective

   • 1. inflatable: "a blowup neck pillow"

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   What does blow up mean?

   • an explosion. a violent argument, outburst of temper, or the like, especially one resulting in estrangement. Also blow-up . an enlargement of a photograph. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

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   What does it mean if someone blows up at you?

   • Now you could blow up at somebody too, which means to become really angry at them. My dad blew up at me when I arrived home late. I didn’t mean to blow up at you before, I’m sorry. Now there’s an idiom that you may have heard before, it’s when “something blows up in your face”. That’s when something goes wrong unexpectedly.

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   What does it mean if a picture is a blow-up?

   • A blow-up is a photograph or picture that has been made bigger. ...yellowing blow-ups of James Dean. A blow-up is a sudden fierce argument. He and Cohen appeared to be heading for a major blowup. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What does blown up mean in a sentence?

   • To ‘ blow up ‘. Now, ‘ blow up ‘ has a few different meanings one is used when something is destroyed by an explosion. Often it’s used with bombs or cars or buildings. The soldiers blew up the old shoe factory. As the sun rose, they saw that the hospital had been blown up. Now this phrasal verb can be separable or inseparable.

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word blowup as a noun, adjective, and verb. Find synonyms, examples, and word history of blowup in this online dictionary.

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   Blowup definition: an explosion.. See examples of BLOWUP used in a sentence.

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   6 days ago · Learn the meanings and usage of the phrasal verb blow up and its related terms, such as blow-up, blow-up, and blow-up. Find out how to express explosion, inflation, storm, temper, exaggeration, and more with blow up.

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   Blowup is a noun that means a copy of something that is made bigger. It is often used in mathematics, computer science and photography. See how to use blowup in sentences and learn its pronunciation.

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   BLOW UP definition: 1. If a storm or an argument blows up, it starts suddenly. 2. to suddenly become very angry: . Learn more.

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   blowup meaning: a copy of something that is made bigger: . Learn more.

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   Blowup is a noun that has different meanings depending on the context. It can mean an explosion, an outburst of temper, an angry argument, or a photographic enlargement. See synonyms, pronunciation, and examples from various sources.