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blow·up

(blō′ŭp′)

1. An explosion.

a. An outburst of temper.

b. An angry argument or confrontation: a blowup between the administration and the faculty.

3. A photographic enlargement.

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blow•up

(ˈbloʊˌʌp)

n.

1. an explosion.

2. a violent argument, outburst of temper, or the like, esp. one resulting in estrangement.

3. Also, blow′-up`. an enlargement of a photograph.

[1800–10]

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Noun	1.	blowup - a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction detonation, explosion discharge - the sudden giving off of energy airburst - an explosion in the atmosphere blast - an explosion (as of dynamite) backfire - a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine big bang - (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe backfire, blowback - the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired fragmentation - the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes inflation - (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
	2.	blowup - an unrestrained expression of emotion ebullition, effusion, outburst, gush expression, reflexion, reflection, manifestation - expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" acting out - a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult cry - a fit of weeping; "had a good cry" explosion - a sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage" flare - a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage"
	3.	blowup - a photographic print that has been enlarged enlargement, magnification photo, photograph, pic, exposure, picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material

blowup

noun

1. A violent release of confined energy, usually accompanied by a loud sound and shock waves:

blast, blowout, burst, detonation, explosion, fulmination.

2. A sudden violent expression, as of emotion:

access, burst, eruption, explosion, fit, flare-up, gust, outbreak, outburst.

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Blowups come in a variety of forms, but they all share the common ground of embarrassment.