Definition of Explode in English :

Define Explode in English

Explode meaning in English

Meaning of Explode in English

Pronunciation of Explode in English

Explode pronunciation in English

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Explode

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Verb

1. blow up, detonate, explode, set off

cause to burst with a violent release of energy

Example Sentences:
'We exploded the nuclear bomb'

2. burst, explode

burst outward, usually with noise

Example Sentences:
'The champagne bottle exploded'

3. explode

show a violent emotional reaction

Example Sentences:
'The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary'

4. break loose, burst forth, explode

be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise

Example Sentences:
'His anger exploded'

5. explode

destroy by exploding

Example Sentences:
'The enemy exploded the bridge'

6. explode

cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/

7. explode

drive from the stage by noisy disapproval

8. explode

show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete

9. blow up, detonate, explode

burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction

Example Sentences:
'the bomb detonated at noon'
'The Molotov cocktail exploded'

10. explode, irrupt

increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner

Example Sentences:
'The population of India is exploding'
'The island's rodent population irrupted'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Explode

see synonyms of explode
verb
1. 
to burst or cause to burst with great violence as a result of internal pressure, esp through the detonation of an explosive; blow up
2. 
to destroy or be destroyed in this manner
to explode a bridge
3. 
(of a gas) to undergo or cause (a gas) to undergo a sudden violent expansion, accompanied by heat, light, a shock wave, and a loud noise, as a result of a fast uncontrolled exothermic chemical or nuclear reaction
4. (intransitive)
to react suddenly or violently with emotion, etc
to explode with anger
5. (intransitive)
(esp of a population) to increase rapidly
6. (transitive)
to show (a theory, etc) to be baseless; refute and make obsolete
7. (transitive) phonetics
to pronounce (a stop) with audible plosion

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Explode

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verb transitiveWord forms: exˈploded or exˈploding
1. 
to cause to be rejected; expose as false; discredit
to explode a theory
2. 
to make burst with a loud noise; blow up; detonate
3. 
to cause to change suddenly and violently from a solid or liquid to a quickly expanding gas
4. 
to cause rapid nuclear fusion or fission in, with accompanying destructive force
5.  Golf
to hit (a ball) from a sand trap with an explosion shot
verb intransitive
6. 
to be exploded; burst noisily and violently
7. 
to break forth noisily
to explode with anger
8. 
to increase very rapidly
the area's population is exploding

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Explode

see synonyms of explode
v. ex·plod·ed, ex·plod·ing, ex·plodes
v. intr.
1.
a. To expand outward suddenly and usually violently due to the force of internal pressure or the release of chemical or nuclear energy: The bomb exploded.
b. To burst violently as a result of such expansion.
2. To shatter with a loud noise: The vase exploded into tiny pieces when it hit the floor.
3. To make an emotional outburst: My neighbor exploded in rage at the trespassers.
4. To increase suddenly, sharply, and without control: The population in this area has exploded during the past 12 years.
5. To change state or appearance suddenly: Over the weekend the trees exploded with color.
6. Sports To hit a golf ball out of a sand trap with a shot that scatters the sand.
v. tr.
1. To cause to release energy or burst violently and noisily: The children exploded three firecrackers.
2. To show to be false or unreliable: explode a hypothesis.
3. Sports To hit (a golf ball) out of a sand trap with an explosive shot.

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