blowup
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈbloʊˌʌp/
- US
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explosión
- The blowup was then compounded by a lost hiker who lit a signal fire, and the two fires tripled the total acreage because they could not be fought singly but had to be allowed to merge.
Examples
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Experts analyzed the blowup that resulted from the reaction of volatile compounds.
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The sudden blowup of the chemical plant caused widespread panic and evacuations.
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When the blowup came, the girl, Dorothy Rogers, went back to America to wait until the divorce was over.
Fiction book (1990) -
If there is a big crash or blowup, how do we remedy the situation?
Blog text (16) -
But a lack of charges in the largest Wall Street blowup since 2008 is likely to fuel frustration with the government's struggle to charge financial executives.
Blog text (26) -
"Okay, and did you look at photos you had from the search of the full bookcase in order to see if this book, Victims of the Night, had been shelved elsewhere?" Bosch pointed to the October 17 blowup of the entire bookcase.
Fiction book (2001) -
Additional revealing information. Gaddafi was cleared of all connections with the PAA Boeing 747 blowup over Lockerbie, Scotland, by a former C.I.A. female agent who became a whistleblower.
Blog text (21) -
The devastating blowup at the military base highlighted serious safety protocol failures.
Synonyms
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2.8
A sudden violent burst that makes a loud noise and causes damage
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3.0
A sudden strong explosion that breaks things
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6.7
A sudden violent explosion from a chemical or nuclear reaction
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2.2
A sudden breaking open or explosion
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2.5
A sudden explosion from a bomb
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4.1
A very large explosion caused by a nuclear reaction, like an atomic bomb
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4.3
A sudden violent outburst of feeling or action
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4.2
A huge blast from an atomic bomb that destroys a wide area
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8.3
An explosion of a bomb or missile in the air above the ground
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8.4
A sudden explosion when fresh air rushes into a smoke-filled room
A very sudden powerful blast that breaks things and makes loud noise
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Etymology
Blowup comes from the parts blow and up, where blow means 'to burst' and up adds force or violence. So a blowup can mean a sudden explosion or a violent release of energy.