blowup
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Sense: An explosion
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Sense: An angry outburst
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explosion, outburst Collocations, flareup, dispute Collocations, fit Collocations, hissy fit , fit of pique, eruption
blow up
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Sense: Verb: inflate
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inflate, pump up, balloon Collocations, enlarge Collocations, swell Collocations, fill out, fill Collocations, fill sth with air
Sense: Verb: explode
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explode Collocations, erupt, burst Collocations, blow Collocations , detonate, be detonated, go off, rupture, go 'bang', implode
Sense: Verb: destroy with explosives
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explode Collocations, demolish, blast Collocations, dynamite, shatter Collocations, bomb Collocations, bombard, blow sth sky-high, blow sth to smithereens, plant a bomb in, destroy Collocations
Sense: Verb: magnify
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magnify, zoom in on, enlarge Collocations, increase the size of, make an enlargement of, make sth bigger, make sth larger
Sense: Verb: exaggerate
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Sense: Verb: become angry
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become angry, get angry, get cross , lose your temper, blow a gasket , blow a fuse , flip Collocations , flip out , lose it , fly off the handle , go ballistic , hit the ceiling , hit the roof , lose your cool , lose your shit , become enraged, fly into a rage, seethe with anger, boil over , lose control, see red
Sense: Verb: succeed
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succeed Collocations, become successful, become popular, be big , be a big hit , catch fire, catch on , make it , be an overnight success