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Detailed Synonyms for blow up in English

blow up:

to blow up verb (blows up, blowing up)

  1. to blow up
    to exaggerate; blow out of proportions; to blow up; to overdo
  2. to blow up
    to exaggerate; to blow up; to overdo; to heighten
    • exaggerate verb (exaggerates, exaggerated, exaggerating)
    • blow up verb (blows up, blowing up)
    • overdo verb (overdoes, overdid, overdoing)
    • heighten verb (heightens, heightened, heightening)
  3. to blow up
    to blow up; to explode; to blow to pieces
  4. to blow up
    to blow up
    • blow up verb (blows up, blowing up)
  5. to blow up
    to burst out; to blow up; to set in
    • burst out verb (bursts out, bursted out, bursting out)
    • blow up verb (blows up, blowing up)
    • set in verb (sets in, set in, setting in)
  6. to blow up
    – make large 1
    to enlarge; to blow up; magnify
    – make large 1
    • enlarge verb (enlarges, enlarged, enlarging)
    • blow up verb (blows up, blowing up)
      • blow up an image1
    • magnify verb
  7. to blow up
    – to swell or cause to enlarge, 1
    to puff; to blow up; to puff up; puff out
    – to swell or cause to enlarge, 1
    • puff verb (puffs, puffed, puffing)
      • Her faced puffed up from the drugs1
      • puffed out chests1
    • blow up verb (blows up, blowing up)
    • puff up verb (puffs up, puffed up, puffing up)
    • puff out verb
  8. to blow up
    – fill with gas or air 1
    to inflate; to blow up
    – fill with gas or air 1
    • inflate verb (inflates, inflated, inflating)
      • inflate a balloons1
    • blow up verb (blows up, blowing up)
  9. to blow up
    – exaggerate or make bigger 1
    to expand; to amplify; to inflate; to blow up
    – exaggerate or make bigger 1
    • expand verb (expands, expanded, expanding)
    • amplify verb (amplifies, amplified, amplifying)
    • inflate verb (inflates, inflated, inflating)
      • The charges were inflated1
    • blow up verb (blows up, blowing up)
  10. to blow up
    – burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction 1
    to explode; to blow up; detonate
    – burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction 1
    • explode verb (explodes, exploded, exploding)
      • The Molotov cocktail exploded1
    • blow up verb (blows up, blowing up)
    • detonate verb
      • the bomb detonated at noon1
  11. to blow up
    – cause to burst with a violent release of energy 1
    to explode; to blow up; detonate; set off
    – cause to burst with a violent release of energy 1
  12. to blow up
    – add details to 1
    to embellish; to lard; to embroider; to blow up; to dramatize; to pad; aggrandize; dramatise; aggrandise
    – add details to 1
    • embellish verb (embellishes, embellished, embellishing)
    • lard verb (lards, larded, larding)
    • embroider verb (embroiders, embroidered, embroidering)
    • blow up verb (blows up, blowing up)
    • dramatize verb, amerikan (dramatizes, dramatized, dramatizing)
    • pad verb (pads, padded, padding)
    • aggrandize verb, amerikan
    • dramatise verb, engelsk
    • aggrandise verb, engelsk

Conjugations for blow up:

present
  1. blow up
  2. blow up
  3. blows up
  4. blow up
  5. blow up
  6. blow up
present perfect
  1. have blown up
  2. have blown up
  3. has blown up
  4. have blown up
  5. have blown up
  6. have blown up
past continuous
  1. was blowing up
  2. were blowing up
  3. was blowing up
  4. were blowing up
  5. were blowing up
  6. were blowing up
future
  1. shall blow up
  2. will blow up
  3. will blow up
  4. shall blow up
  5. will blow up
  6. will blow up
continuous present
  1. am blowing up
  2. are blowing up
  3. is blowing up
  4. are blowing up
  5. are blowing up
  6. are blowing up
subjunctive
  1. be blown up
  2. be blown up
  3. be blown up
  4. be blown up
  5. be blown up
  6. be blown up
diverse
  1. blow up!
  2. let's blow up!
  3. blown up
  4. blowing up
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "blow up":

  1. make large1
    • blow up an image1
  2. to swell or cause to enlarge,1
  3. fill with gas or air1
  4. exaggerate or make bigger1
  5. burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction1
  6. cause to burst with a violent release of energy1
  7. add details to1

Related Synonyms for blow up