|  blowup 
 
 1. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
 • Syn:
 explosion, detonation
 • Derivationally related forms:
 blow up, detonate (for: detonation), explode (for: explosion)
 • Hypernyms:
 discharge
 • Hyponyms:
 airburst, blast, backfire, big bang, blowback,
 fragmentation, inflation
 2. an unrestrained expression of emotion
 • Syn:
 effusion, gush, outburst, ebullition
 • Derivationally related forms:
 blow up, gushy (for: gush), gush (for: gush), effuse (for: effusion)
 • Hypernyms:
 expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion
 • Hyponyms:
 acting out, cry, explosion, flare
 3. a photographic print that has been enlarged
 • Syn:
 enlargement, magnification
 • Derivationally related forms:
 magnify (for: magnification), blow up, enlarge (for: enlargement)
 • Hypernyms:
 photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic
 
 
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