blown up
/ˈbloʊn ʌp/
adjective
- Made larger, especially a photograph or image; enlarged.
- The detective studied a blown-up photo of the suspect's face.
- For the presentation, she used a blown-up diagram of the engine.
- The gallery displayed a blown-up version of the artist's original sketch.
- Destroyed or damaged by an explosion.
- The blown-up building was a sad reminder of the war.
- They found the blown-up car abandoned on the side of the road.
- The bridge, blown-up during the conflict, was later rebuilt.
- Inflated or filled with air.
- A fully blown-up balloon will pop if you squeeze it too hard.
- The air mattress needs to be blown-up before we can sleep on it.
- The children played with a blown-up beach ball in the pool.