blow up
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explode
- blow up ‘explode’ When a bomb explodes, it bursts loudly and with great force, often causing a lot of damage. A bomb had exploded in the next street. You can say that someone explodes a bomb. They exploded a nuclear device. ‘blow up’ However, if someone destroys a building with a bomb, don't say that they ‘explode’ the building. You say that they blow it up. He was going to blow the place up. 'blow up' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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