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131stretch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. extend, lengthen, spread, expand, increase; stretch out, sprawl; informal, exaggerate, strain, force. n. expansion, reach, range; length, field, expanse; elasticity; long run, distance, home or… …
132blow up — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To fill] Syn. pump up, puff up, swell, inflate; see fill 1 . 2. [To explode] Syn. erupt, rupture, burst, go off; see explode 1 . 3. [To destroy with explosives] Syn. bomb, dynamite, detonate; see attack 1 , bomb , destroy 1 …
