blowup

blow·up

B0341000 (blō′ŭp′)n.1. An explosion.2. a. An outburst of temper.b. An angry argument or confrontation: a blowup between the administration and the faculty.3. A photographic enlargement.

blow•up

(ˈbloʊˌʌp)

n. 1. an explosion. 2. a violent argument, outburst of temper, or the like, esp. one resulting in estrangement. 3. Also, blow′-up`. an enlargement of a photograph. [1800–10]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blowup - a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reactiondetonation, explosiondischarge - the sudden giving off of energyairburst - an explosion in the atmosphereblast - an explosion (as of dynamite)backfire - a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion enginebig bang - (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universebackfire, blowback - the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is firedfragmentation - the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodesinflation - (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
	2.	blowup - an unrestrained expression of emotionebullition, effusion, outburst, gushexpression, reflexion, reflection, manifestation - expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"acting out - a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adultcry - a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"explosion - a sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage"flare - a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage"
	3.	blowup - a photographic print that has been enlargedenlargement, magnificationphoto, photograph, pic, exposure, picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material

blowup

noun1. A violent release of confined energy, usually accompanied by a loud sound and shock waves:blast, blowout, burst, detonation, explosion, fulmination.2. A sudden violent expression, as of emotion:access, burst, eruption, explosion, fit, flare-up, gust, outbreak, outburst.