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noun
1.
an explosion.
2.
a violent argument, outburst of temper, or the like, especially one resulting in estrangement.
3.
Also, blow-up. an enlargement of a photograph.
Origin:
1800–10; noun use of verb phrase blow up
1800–10; noun use of verb phrase blow up
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Blow up
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verb (used without object)
1.
(of the wind or air) to be in motion.
2.
to move along, carried by or as by the wind: Dust seemed to blow through every crack in the house.
3.
to produce or emit a current of air, as with the mouth or a bellows: Blow on your hands to warm them.
4.
(of a horn, trumpet, etc.) to give out sound.
5.
EXPANDto make a blowing sound; whistle: The siren blew just as we rounded the corner.
6.
(of horses) to breathe hard or quickly; pant.
7.
Informal. to boast; brag: He kept blowing about his medals.
8.
Zoology. (of a whale) to spout.
9.
(of a fuse, light bulb, vacuum tube, tire, etc.) to burst, melt, stop functioning, or be destroyed by exploding, overloading, etc. (often followed by out): A fuse blew just as we sat down to dinner. The rear tire blew out.
10.
to burst from internal pressure: Poorly sealed cans will often blow.
11.
COLLAPSESlang. to leave; depart.
verb (used with object)
12.
to drive by means of a current of air: A sudden breeze blew the smoke into the house.
13.
to spread or make widely known: Growing panic blew the rumor about.
14.
to drive a current of air upon.
15.
to clear or empty by forcing air through: Try blowing your nose.
16.
EXPANDto shape (glass, smoke, etc.) with a current of air: to blow smoke rings.
17.
to cause to sound, as by a current of air: Blow your horn at the next crossing.
18.
Jazz. to play (a musical instrument of any kind).
19.
to cause to explode (often followed by up, to bits, etc.): A mine blew the ship to bits.
20.
to burst, melt, burn out, or destroy by exploding, overloading, etc. (often followed by out): to blow a tire; blow a fuse.
21.
to destroy; demolish (usually followed by down, over, etc.): The windstorm blew down his house.
22.
Informal.
a.
to spend money on.
b.
to squander; spend quickly: He blew a fortune on racing cars.
c.
to waste; lose: The team blew the lead by making a bad play.
23.
Informal. to mishandle, ruin, botch; make a mess of; bungle: With one stupid mistake he blew the whole project. It was your last chance and you blew it!
24.
Slang. to damn: Blow the cost!
25.
to put (a horse) out of breath by fatigue.
26.
Slang. to depart from: to blow town.
27.
Slang: Vulgar. to perform fellatio on.
28.
COLLAPSESlang. to smoke (marijuana or other drugs).
noun
Verb phrases29.
a blast of air or wind: to clean machinery with a blow.
30.
Informal. a violent windstorm, gale, hurricane, or the like: one of the worst blows we ever had around here.
31.
an act of producing a blast of air, as in playing a wind instrument: a few discordant blows by the bugler.
32.
Metallurgy.
a.
a blast of air forced through a converter, as in the production of steel or copper.
b.
the stage of the production process during which this blast is used.
33.
EXPANDCivil Engineering. boil1 (def. 12).
35.
blow away, Slang.
a.
to kill, especially by gunfire: The gang threatened to blow away anyone who talked to the police.
b.
to defeat decisively; trounce: She blew her opponent away in three straight sets.
c.
to overwhelm with emotion, astonishment, etc.: Good poetry just blows me away.
36.
blow down, Metallurgy. to suspend working of (a blast furnace) by smelting the existing charge with a diminishing blast.
37.
blow in,
a.
Slang. to arrive at a place, especially unexpectedly: My uncle just blew in from Sacramento.
b.
Metallurgy. to begin operations in (a blast furnace).
38.
blow out,
a.
to become extinguished: The candles blew out at once.
b.
to lose force or cease: The storm has blown itself out.
c.
(of an oil or gas well) to lose oil or gas uncontrollably.
d.
Metallurgy. to blow down and clean (a blast furnace) in order to shut down.
39.
EXPANDblow over,
a.
to pass away; subside: The storm blew over in five minutes.
b.
to be forgotten: The scandal will eventually blow over.
40.
COLLAPSEblow up,
a.
to come into being: A storm suddenly blew up.
b.
to explode: The ship blew up.
c.
to cause to explode: to blow up a bridge.
d.
to exaggerate; enlarge: He blew up his own role in his account of the project.
e.
Informal. to lose one's temper: When he heard she had quit school, he blew up.
f.
to fill with air; inflate: to blow up a tire.
g.
Photography. to make an enlarged reproduction of.
h.
Mathematics. (of a function) to become infinite.
41.
blow hot and cold, to favor something at first and reject it later on; waver; vacillate: His enthusiasm for the job blows hot and cold.
42.
blow off,
a.
to allow steam to be released.
b.
Informal. to reduce or release tension, as by loud talking.
43.
blow one's cool, Slang. to lose one's composure; become angry, frantic, or flustered.
44.
blow one's cover. cover (def. 52).
45.
EXPANDOrigin:
before 1000; Middle English blowen (v.), Old English blāwan; cognate with Latin flāre to blow
before 1000; Middle English blowen (v.), Old English blāwan; cognate with Latin flāre to blow
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| blow up | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to explode or cause to explode |
| 2. | (tr) to increase the importance of (something): they blew the whole affair up |
| 3. | (intr) to come into consideration: we lived well enough before this thing blew up |
| 4. | (intr) to come into existence with sudden force: a storm had blown up |
| 5. | informal to lose one's temper (with a person) |
| 6. | informal (tr) to reprimand (someone) |
| 7. | informal (tr) to enlarge the size or detail of (a photograph) |
| —n | |
| 8. | an explosion |
| 9. | informal an enlarged photograph or part of a photograph |
| 10. | informal a fit of temper or argument |
| 11. | informal Also called: blowing up a reprimand |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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blow up definition
1. Of a scientific computation: to become unstable. It suggests that the computation is diverging so rapidly that it will soon overflow or at least go nonlinear.
2. blow out.
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Idioms & Phrases
blow up
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Explode or cause to explode. For example, The squadron was told to blow up the bridge, or Jim was afraid his experiment would blow up the lab. The term is sometimes amplified, as in blow up in one's face. [Late 1500s]
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Lose one's temper, as in I'm sorry I blew up at you. Mark Twain used this metaphor for an actual explosion in one of his letters (1871): "Redpath tells me to blow up. Here goes!" [Colloquial; second half of 1800s]
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Inflate, fill with air, as in If you don't blow up those tires you're sure to have a flat. [Early 1400s]
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Enlarge, especially a photograph, as in If we blow up this picture, you'll be able to make out the expressions on their faces. [c. 1930]
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Exaggerate the importance of something or someone, as in Tom has a tendency to blow up his own role in the affair. This term applies the "inflate" of def. 3 to importance. It was used in this sense in England from the early 1500s to the 1700s, but then became obsolete there although it remains current in America.
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Collapse, fail, as in Graduate-student marriages often blow up soon after the couple earn their degrees. [Slang; mid-1800s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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