Etymology

upblow

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Today it means: To inflate. Full definition →

Middle English upblowen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromupblowen
  2. English todayupblow

From Middle English upblowen, equivalent to up- + blow.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishupblowen all →

blow up

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.