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Exploded

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Adjective

1. exploded

showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another

Example Sentences:
'the manufacturer provided an exploded view of the apparatus'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Exploded

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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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Exploded

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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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Exploded

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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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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