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blow-ups

blow-ups is the plural of blow-up.

Meaning of blow-up

Noun

blow-up (plural blow-ups)

  1. (informal) An explosion (physical or emotional).
    • I heard Jen's blow-up from the next room.
  2. (informal) An enlargement (e.g. of a photograph).
    • Make a blow-up of the chart so we have more room to draw on it.

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Questions about blow-ups

What is blow-ups the plural of?
Blow-ups is the plural of blow-up.

Words near blow-ups in the dictionary

  1. blow-out
  2. blow-outs
  3. blow-up
  4. blow-up doll
  5. blow-up dolls
  6. blow-ups
  7. blow-wave
  8. blow-waved
  9. blow-waves
  10. blow-waving
  11. blowability

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