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31blow up — {v.} 1a. To break or destroy or to be destroyed by explosion. * /He blew up the plane by means of a concealed bomb./ * /The fireworks factory blew up when something went wrong in an electric switch./ 1b. {informal} To explode with anger or strong …
32Blow — (bl[=o]), v. i. [imp. {Blew} (bl[=u]); p. p. {Blown} (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blowing}.] [OE. blowen, AS. bl[=o]wan to blossom; akin to OS. bl[=o]jan, D. bloeijen, OHG. pluojan, MHG. bl[ u]ejen, G. bl[ u]hen, L. florere to flourish, OIr. blath …
33Blow — Blow, v. t. To cause to blossom; to put forth (blossoms or flowers). [1913 Webster] The odorous banks, that blow Flowers of more mingled hue. Milton. [1913 Webster] …
34Blow — Blow, n. (Bot.) A blossom; a flower; also, a state of blossoming; a mass of blossoms. Such a blow of tulips. Tatler. [1913 Webster] …
35blow — blō vt, blew blü; blown blōn; blow·ing 1) to free (the nose) of mucus and debris by forcible exhalation 2) of blowflies and flesh flies to deposit eggs or larvae on or in blow n 1) the act of some insects of depositing eggs or larva …
36Blow-up — auch: Blow|up 〈[bloʊʌ̣p] n.; Gen.: od. s, Pl.: s〉 1. Aufbauschung, Vergrößerung 2. Vergrößerung eines Fotos od. Fernsehbildes [Etym.: engl., »Vergrößerung«] Blow up / Blowup: (Schreibung mit Bindestrich) Abweichend von der generellen Regelung,… …
37blow up — (v.) explode, 1590s, from BLOW (Cf. blow) (v.1) + UP (Cf. up). As a noun, it is recorded from 1809 in the sense outburst, quarrel. Meaning enlargement from a photograph is attested by 1945 …
38blow it — blow (it) british informal old fashioned phrase used when you are annoyed about something, or for saying in an annoyed way that you do not care about something Oh blow it! Now I’ll have to start all over again. Thesaurus: old fashioned… …
39blow-up — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS fotogr. ingrandimento fotografico di ampie dimensioni; gigantografia {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1973. ETIMO: der. di (to) blow up ingrandire …
40blow-up — n 1.) a photograph or part of a photograph that has been made larger 2.) [C usually singular] AmE a sudden big argument or disagreement →blow up at ↑blow1 …
