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blow-up

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Inflatable; able to be blown up.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The kids played with a blow-up sea-monster in the pool.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An explosion (physical or emotional).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • I heard Jen's blow-up from the next room.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An enlargement (e.g. of a photograph).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • Make a blow-up of the chart so we have more room to draw on it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Deverbal from blow up.