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blown-up

[blohn-uhp]

blown-up

[blohn-uhp]
adjective
1.
(of a picture, photograph, image, etc.) enlarged.
2.
damaged or destroyed by demolition, explosion, etc.: blown-up bridges.
3.
(of a ball, balloon, etc.) inflated.
4.
overexpanded; unduly large: a blown-up sense of importance.

Origin:
1860–65
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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blown-up

adjective
as of a photograph; made larger; "the enlarged photograph revealed many details" 
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