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blow up

To explode or be destroyed by explosion.
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Why do cars in movies always blow up when they fall off a cliff?

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Submitted on September 02, 2012

Additional definitions for 'blow up':

blow upTo explode something or somebody or destroy something or injure or kill somebody by explosion.
blow upTo inflate or fill with air.
blow upTo enlarge or zoom in.
blow upTo fail disastrously.
blow upTo become popular very quickly.
blow upTo suddenly get very angry.
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