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explosion, detonation, blowup | a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction | |
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blow up, combust, flip one's lid, throw a fit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballistic | get very angry and fly into a rage | |
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inflate, blow up | fill with gas or air | |
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explode, blow up, detonate | burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction | |
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expand, inflate, blow up, amplify | exaggerate or make bigger | |
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outburst, effusion, blowup, gush, ebullition | an unrestrained expression of emotion | |
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puff up, puff out, puff, blow up | to swell or cause to enlarge, | |
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explode, blow up, detonate, set off | cause to burst with a violent release of energy | |
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enlarge, blow up, magnify | [in photography] make large | |
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embellish, pad, dramatize, blow up, embroider, lard, aggrandize, aggrandise, dramatise | add details to | |
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enlargement, magnification, blowup | a photographic print that has been enlarged |