phrasal verb

Blow up

No. 99 most commonLetter BInseparable

2Sections

Explode

Meanings

  • Explode (separable [optional], International English)
  • Inflate (separable [optional], International English)
  • The beginning of a storm (intransitive, International English)
  • temper, become angry (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • The bomb BLEW UP without any warning.
  • The pressure was low, so I BLEW the tyre UP.Enlarge (e.g., photograph).
  • BLOW UP that photo so we can see his face.
  • A storm BLEW UP while we were out walking.
  • They BLEW UP when they heard what I had done wrong.

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