Meaning of blow up

Definition of blow up

(verb) cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
make large; "blow up an image"
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"
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burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction; "the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded"
exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
to swell or cause to enlarge; "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests"

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