Definition of blow ups:
(v) :
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, up.
(v) :
(intransitive, also figuratively) To explode or be destroyed by explosion.
(v) :
(transitive, also figuratively) To cause (something or someone) to explode, or to destroy (something) or maim or kill (someone) by means of an explosion.
(v) :
(transitive) To inflate or fill with air, either by literally blowing or by using a pump.
(v) :
(transitive) To enlarge or zoom in on.
(v) :
(intransitive) To fail disastrously.