| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To be or become angry: anger, blow up, boil over, bristle, burn, flare up, foam, fume, rage, seethe. Informal : steam. Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack (or top) , breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit the ceiling (or roof) , lose one's temper, see red. See FEELINGS. 2. To become manifest suddenly and in full force: break out, burst (forth or out), erupt, flare (up). See EXPLOSION, START. 3. To come open or fly apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure: blow1 (out), burst, pop1. Slang : bust. See EXPLOSION. 4. To cause to be no longer believed or valued: debunk, deflate, discredit, puncture. Informal : shoot down. Idioms: knock the bottom out of, shoot full of holes. See VALUE. 5. To increase or expand suddenly, rapidly, or without control: mushroom, snowball. See INCREASE. 6. To release or cause to release energy suddenly and violently, especially with a loud noise: blast, blow1 (up), burst, detonate, fire, fulminate, go off, touch off. See EXPLOSION.
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