4 days ago · In the beginning, the English word explode had the meaning "to drive from the stage by a noisy expression of dislike."

EXPLODED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of explode 2. to break up into pieces violently, or to cause…. 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. …

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 …

Explode 's two most common meanings refer to a physically destructive act, most commonly a bomb going off, or metaphorically, as in your parents' sudden fury when they see your end-of-year grades. …

explode to burst loudly and violently, causing damage; to make something burst in this way: The jet smashed into a hillside and exploded. The bomb was exploded under controlled conditions.

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Having been subjected to an explosion; blown up. (figurative) Having the appearance of being separated into component parts. He nodded, sinking in his chair. In a blink he was asleep; the brief stimulus of …

The horses exploded [= burst] out of the starting gate. The birds suddenly exploded into flight. We exploded [= burst] into action.