blow up

(noun) a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction. Synonyms: explosion, detonation, blowup.

(noun) an unrestrained expression of emotion. Synonyms: effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition.

(noun) a photographic print that has been enlarged. Synonyms: enlargement, blowup, magnification.

(verb) cause to burst with a violent release of energy. Synonyms: explode, detonate, blow up, set off. Example: "We exploded the nuclear bomb."

(verb) make large. Synonyms: blow up, enlarge, magnify. Example: "Blow up an image."

(verb) get very angry and fly into a rage. Synonyms: flip one's lid, blow up, throw a fit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, combust, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballistic. Examples: "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question." "Spam makes me go ballistic."

(verb) add details to. Synonyms: embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise.

(verb) burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon". Synonyms: detonate, explode, blow up. Example: "The molotov cocktail exploded."

(verb) exaggerate or make bigger. Synonyms: inflate, blow up, expand, amplify. Example: "The charges were inflated."

(verb) fill with gas or air. Synonyms: inflate, blow up. Example: "Inflate a balloons."

(verb) to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs". Synonyms: puff, puff up, blow up, puff out. Example: "Puffed out chests."