blow up

To explode or be destroyed by explosion.

“Why do cars in movies always blow up when they fall off a cliff?”

To cause (something or someone) to explode, or to destroy (something) or maim or kill (someone) by means of an explosion.

“More civilians than soldiers have been blown up by anti-personnel mines.”

To inflate or fill with air, either by literally blowing or using an air pump.

“For the school science project, each student will blow up a balloon and then tie it closed.”

To enlarge or zoom in.

“Blow up the picture to get a better look at their faces.”

To fail disastrously.

To become popular very quickly.

“This album is about to blow up; they’re being promoted on MTV.”

To suddenly get very angry.

“Dad blew up at me when I told him I was pregnant.”

To become much more fat or rotund in a short space of time.

To inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to puff up.

“to blow someone up with flattery”

To excite.

“to blow up a contention”

To scold violently.

“to blow up a person for some offence”

To blow the whistle.

To succumb to the oxygen debt and lose the ability to maintain pace in a race.

To bombard with a large number of telephone calls, texts, etc.

To cause a malodorous smell by flatulation or defecation

“Don't go in there...I really blew it up.”