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What does blow up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word blow up? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To explode or be destroyed by explosion.
  2. (transitive) To cause (something or someone) to explode, or to destroy (something) or maim or kill (someone) by means of an explosion.
  3. (transitive) To inflate or fill with air, either by literally blowing or using an air pump.
  4. (transitive) To enlarge or zoom in.
  5. (intransitive) To fail disastrously.
  6. (slang, intransitive) To become popular very quickly.
  7. (slang) To suddenly get very angry.
  8. (slang, intransitive) To become much more fat or rotund in a short space of time.
  9. (transitive, dated) To inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to puff up.
  10. (transitive, dated) To excite.
  11. (transitive, dated) To scold violently.
  12. (sports) To blow the whistle.
  13. (cycling) To succumb to the oxygen debt and lose the ability to maintain pace in a race.
  14. (slang, transitive) To bombard with a large number of telephone calls, texts, etc.
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