blown-up
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Enlarged, especially of a photograph or image: Describes something that has been increased in size, typically through a photographic or digital process, to reveal more detail or make it more visible.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The detective examined the blown-up image of the license plate. (The detective examined the enlarged image of the license plate.)
- For the presentation, we used a blown-up version of the chart so everyone could see it. (For the presentation, we used an enlarged version of the chart so everyone could see it.)
Advanced Usage
- "blown-up" as a metaphorical descriptor: While primarily used for images, it can informally describe anything that has been significantly enlarged or exaggerated in scale or importance.
- The minor disagreement became a blown-up controversy in the media. (The minor disagreement became an exaggerated controversy in the media.)
Variants and Related Words
Blow up (phrasal verb): To explode; to inflate (like a balloon); to enlarge (a photograph).
- The engineers had to blow up the old bridge. (The engineers had to demolish the old bridge by explosion.)
- Can you blow up this picture for the poster? (Can you enlarge this picture for the poster?)
Enlargement (noun): The act of making something larger or the state of being enlarged.
- The enlargement of the photo showed a hidden figure. (The act of making the photo larger revealed a hidden figure.)
Synonyms
- Enlarged: Made larger.
- Magnified: Made to appear larger, as through a lens.
- Amplified: Increased in size, volume, or effect.
Antonyms
- Reduced: Made smaller.
- Minimized: Made to seem less important or smaller.
- Shrunken: Having become smaller.
Related Phrasal Verbs (from the base verb "blow")
Blow over: To pass by or subside (like a storm or trouble).
- We hope this scandal will soon blow over. (We hope this scandal will soon pass and be forgotten.)
Blow out: To extinguish by blowing; to burst suddenly.
- She blew out the candles on her birthday cake. (She extinguished the candles by blowing on them.)
Related Idioms
Blow something out of proportion: To exaggerate the importance or seriousness of something.
- The news report blew the politician's minor error out of proportion. (The news report exaggerated the politician's minor error.)
Blow your top: To become very angry.
- My boss will blow his top when he sees this mistake. (My boss will become very angry when he sees this mistake.)
Adjective
- as of a photograph; made larger
- the enlarged photograph revealed many details