blow-up

noun

  1. 1

    An explosion (physical or emotional).

    I heard Jen's blow-up from the next room.
  2. 2

    An enlargement (e.g. of a photograph).

    Make a blow-up of the chart so we have more room to draw on it.

adjective

  1. 1

    Inflatable; able to be blown up.

    The kids played with a blow-up sea-monster in the pool.

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