blow-up

(v) cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- We exploded the nuclear bomb
detonate, explode, set off,
(v) make large
- blow up an image
enlarge, magnify,
(v) get very angry and fly into a rage
- The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
- Spam makes me go ballistic
blow a fuse, blow one's stack, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper, throw a fit, combust,
(v) add details to aggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize,
(v) burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"
- The Molotov cocktail exploded
detonate, explode,
(v) exaggerate or make bigger
- The charges were inflated
inflate, amplify, expand,
(v) fill with gas or air
- inflate a balloons
inflate,
(v) to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
- puffed out chests
puff out, puff up, puff,

detonate explode set off enlarge magnify blow a fuse blow one's stack flip one's lid flip one's wig fly off the handle go ballistic have a fit have kittens hit the ceiling hit the roof lose one's temper throw a fit combust aggrandise aggrandize embellish pad embroider lard dramatise dramatize inflate amplify expand puff out puff up puff

scale down reduce deflate