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blow up

verbid 2615·updated Jun 3, 2026
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to burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction

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Variants

synonym
blow a fuseblow one's stackdetonateenlargeexplodeflip one's lidflip one's wigfly off the handlego ballistichave a fithave kittenshit the ceilinghit the roofinflatelose one's temperset offthrow a fit
pasttense
blowed up
presentparticiple
blowing up
thirdpersonsingular
blows up
pastparticiple
blowed up

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary7 sensesview framework →
§1
to make larger
§2
to swell or cause to enlarge
§3
to fill with gas or air
§4
to exaggerate or make bigger
§5
to burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
§6
to cause to burst with a violent release of energy
§7
to get very angry and fly into a rage

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