a kind of insect with hard, shiny wing-covers

bulky

(to cause something) to swell out (by pressure from within)

bulge, swell

(to cause something) to become larger

extend, augment

(to cause a person, animal) to become fat

grow or make bigger; nourish

to fill (a tyre, balloon etc) with air or gas

blow up, increase

to make (a profit, opportunity etc) as large as possible

blow up, increase

stretched out

spread

to make (one's estimates) too large

blow up, increase