English Explanatory Dictionary

blow-up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Inflatable; able to be blown up.
noun
  1. An explosion (physical or emotional).
  2. An enlargement (e.g. of a photograph).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

blow-up blow-ups blowup

Etymology

Deverbal from blow up.

Derived words

blow-up doll
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