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blow (n)
blow (v)
blow away (v)
blow-by-blow (adj)
blow off (v)
blow out (v)
blow the whistle (v)
blow the whistle on (v)
blow up (v)
blow-up (adj)
blow your own horn (v)
blow your own trumpet (v)
blow your top (v)
blower (n)
blown-up (adj)
blowout (n)
blowy (adj)
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blow up (v)
Synonyms: destroy, explode, detonate, blast, demolish, flatten
Synonyms: inflate, pump up, fill, puff up, swell, fill out, balloon, distend, expand

Antonym: deflate


Synonyms: enlarge, magnify, expand, increase, make larger

Antonym: reduce


Synonyms: go ballistic, lose it, lose your temper, go mad, explode, blow your top, fly off the handle, be furious, hit the roof, lose your rag, flare up, rage, storm, blow a fuse, blow a gasket
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