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explode

/ explode /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
"The population of India is exploding"
"The island''s rodent population irrupted"
Type of:
increase
Derived:
explosion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
burst outward, usually with noise
"The champagne bottle exploded"
Opposites:
implode go off
Type of:
change integrity
Kinds of:
detonate crump go off erupt belch
Derived:
explosion burst charge burster bursting charge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
be unleashed; burst forth with violence or noise
"His anger exploded"
Type of:
change state turn
Derived:
explosion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
cause to explode
"We exploded the nuclear bomb"
Type of:
change integrity
Kinds of:
fulminate dynamite
Derived:
explosion detonation blowup detonator detonating device
Causes:
burst
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
Type of:
disprove confute
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
show a violent emotional reaction
"The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"
Type of:
react respond
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 7
drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
Type of:
condemn
Entails:
boo hiss
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
Type of:
pronounce articulate enounce
Derived:
plosion explosion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 9
destroy by exploding
"The enemy exploded the bridge"
Type of:
destroy ruin
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
88%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
41
Times Searched
2
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increase change integrity detonate crump go off erupt belch implode change state turn fulminate dynamite