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Definition blow up in British English

blow up phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

if something blows up, or if someone blows something up, it explodes and is destroyed

Example

Terrorists had threatened to blow up the embassy.

Example

The boiler blew up, wrecking the whole house.

Synonyms and related words
blow up explode blow apart
2

to fill something with air or gas

Example

We blew up lots of balloons and hung them around the room.

Synonyms and related words
inflate pump up blow up
3

if a storm or strong wind blows up, it suddenly starts

Example

The race had to be cancelled when the storm blew up.

Synonyms and related words
blow itself out blow over blow up
4

if a serious argument or problem blows up, it begins suddenly

Example

A political row has blown up over the minister's remarks.

Synonyms and related words
start begin arise
5

to suddenly become angry and shout at someone

Example

She just blew up at me.

Synonyms and related words
blow up flare fume
Example

They had blown up the picture to make a huge poster of his face.

Synonyms and related words
blow up capture come out
7

if your plans blow up in your face, they do not happen as you expected and cause a lot of problems

Synonyms and related words
let down hold back embarrass
Definition blow up in British English