Wiktionary
vb. (en-third-person singularblow up)
Usage examples of "blows up".
And they only have 30 minutes to make the shot before the Death Star blows up Yavin IV.
The Benelli swings down, right into the kid's head, and when the shotgun kicks, a clot of brains blows up off the carpet and onto the far wall.
If the fuse is cut too short, the grenade blows up while still in the air.
He thinks he's pretty damn smart--until the grenade bounces back, tumbles down the cliff, and blows up another rotten log.
But when, at the end, the finger of God comes down out of heaven and blows up Walking Man's nuclear missile&mdash.
For some reason the Navy takes them very seriously - if they suspect anything like that they put you ashore straight away, in case something blows up while you're at sea.
If a panzer in your squad blows up and you don't think you're in contact with the enemy, you'd better do the same.