What is to burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building called?
blow — To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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