4 days ago · The meaning of EXPLODE is to burst forth with sudden violence or noise from internal energy. How to use explode in a sentence. Did you know?

EXPLODE definition: 1. to break up into pieces violently, or to cause something to do this: 2. to react suddenly with…. Learn more.

EXPLODE definition: to expand with force and noise because of rapid chemical change or decomposition, as gunpowder or nitroglycerine (opposed to implode). See examples of explode used …

If an object such as a bomb explodes or if someone or something explodes it, it bursts loudly and with great force, often causing damage or injury. They were clearing up when the second bomb exploded. …

Definition of explode verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] to burst (= break apart) or make something burst loudly and violently, causing damage synonym blow …

Anything and anyone can explode — that is, produce a violent, sudden and usually very loud release of energy.

1. to expand with force and noise through rapid chemical change or decomposition, as gunpowder or nitroglycerine (opposed to implode). 2. to burst violently, as a boiler from excessive pressure of …

Find 77 different ways to say EXPLODE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

There are 23 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb explode, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

The bomb could explode [= blow up, detonate] at any minute. One of the shells failed to explode. an exploding volcano