blowup 1
noundomain: event
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
Hypernym
discharge 1
noun
the sudden giving off of energy
EnglishDerivationally related form
blow up 1
verb
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
Hyponym
airburst 1
noun
an explosion in the atmosphere
blast 4
noun
an explosion (as of dynamite)
backfire 2
noun
a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
big bang 1
noun
(cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe
blowback 1
noun
the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
