Definitions for explode
ɪkˈsploʊdex·plode

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. explode, detonate, blow up, set off(verb)

   cause to burst with a violent release of energy

   "We exploded the nuclear bomb"

2. explode, burst(verb)

   burst outward, usually with noise

   "The champagne bottle exploded"

3. explode(verb)

   show a violent emotional reaction

   "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"

4. explode, burst forth, break loose(verb)

   be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise

   "His anger exploded"

5. explode(verb)

   destroy by exploding

   "The enemy exploded the bridge"

6. explode(verb)

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

7. explode(verb)

   drive from the stage by noisy disapproval

8. explode(verb)

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

9. detonate, explode, blow up(verb)

   burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"

   "The Molotov cocktail exploded"

10. explode, irrupt(verb)

    increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner

    "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. explode(Verb)

   To create an explosion, usually resulting in the destruction of an intended target.

   The assassin exploded the car by means of a car bomb.

   Etymology: First recorded around 1538, from the verb explōdere meaning to "drive out or off by clapping". The meaning was originally theatrical, "to drive an actor off the stage by making noise," hence meaning to "to drive out" or "to reject". From ex- meaning "out" + plaudere meaning "to clap" or "to applaud". In English it used to mean to "drive out with violence and sudden noise" (from around 1660), and later meaning to "go off with a loud noise" (from around 1790).

2. explode(Verb)

   To destroy violently or abruptly.

   They sought to explode the myth of...

   Etymology: First recorded around 1538, from the verb explōdere meaning to "drive out or off by clapping". The meaning was originally theatrical, "to drive an actor off the stage by making noise," hence meaning to "to drive out" or "to reject". From ex- meaning "out" + plaudere meaning "to clap" or "to applaud". In English it used to mean to "drive out with violence and sudden noise" (from around 1660), and later meaning to "go off with a loud noise" (from around 1790).

3. explode(Verb)

   To create an exploded view.

   Explode the assembly drawing so that all the fasteners are visible.

   Etymology: First recorded around 1538, from the verb explōdere meaning to "drive out or off by clapping". The meaning was originally theatrical, "to drive an actor off the stage by making noise," hence meaning to "to drive out" or "to reject". From ex- meaning "out" + plaudere meaning "to clap" or "to applaud". In English it used to mean to "drive out with violence and sudden noise" (from around 1660), and later meaning to "go off with a loud noise" (from around 1790).

4. explode(Verb)

   To disprove or debunk.

   Etymology: First recorded around 1538, from the verb explōdere meaning to "drive out or off by clapping". The meaning was originally theatrical, "to drive an actor off the stage by making noise," hence meaning to "to drive out" or "to reject". From ex- meaning "out" + plaudere meaning "to clap" or "to applaud". In English it used to mean to "drive out with violence and sudden noise" (from around 1660), and later meaning to "go off with a loud noise" (from around 1790).

5. explode(Verb)

   To blast, to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.

   The bomb explodes.

   Etymology: First recorded around 1538, from the verb explōdere meaning to "drive out or off by clapping". The meaning was originally theatrical, "to drive an actor off the stage by making noise," hence meaning to "to drive out" or "to reject". From ex- meaning "out" + plaudere meaning "to clap" or "to applaud". In English it used to mean to "drive out with violence and sudden noise" (from around 1660), and later meaning to "go off with a loud noise" (from around 1790).

6. explode(Verb)

   To make a violent or emotional outburst.

   She exploded when I criticised her hat.

   Etymology: First recorded around 1538, from the verb explōdere meaning to "drive out or off by clapping". The meaning was originally theatrical, "to drive an actor off the stage by making noise," hence meaning to "to drive out" or "to reject". From ex- meaning "out" + plaudere meaning "to clap" or "to applaud". In English it used to mean to "drive out with violence and sudden noise" (from around 1660), and later meaning to "go off with a loud noise" (from around 1790).

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Explode(verb)

   to become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes

   Etymology: [L. explodere, explosum, to drive out, drive out a player by clapping; ex out + plaudere, plodere, to clap, strike, applaud: cf. OF. exploder. See Plausible.]

2. Explode(verb)

   to burst with force and a loud report; to detonate, as a shell filled with powder or the like material, or as a boiler from too great pressure of steam

   Etymology: [L. explodere, explosum, to drive out, drive out a player by clapping; ex out + plaudere, plodere, to clap, strike, applaud: cf. OF. exploder. See Plausible.]

3. Explode(verb)

   to burst forth with sudden violence and noise; as, at this, his wrath exploded

   Etymology: [L. explodere, explosum, to drive out, drive out a player by clapping; ex out + plaudere, plodere, to clap, strike, applaud: cf. OF. exploder. See Plausible.]

4. Explode(verb)

   to drive from the stage by noisy expressions of disapprobation; to hoot off; to drive away or reject noisily; as, to explode a play

   Etymology: [L. explodere, explosum, to drive out, drive out a player by clapping; ex out + plaudere, plodere, to clap, strike, applaud: cf. OF. exploder. See Plausible.]

5. Explode(verb)

   to bring into disrepute, and reject; to drive from notice and acceptance; as, to explode a scheme, fashion, or doctrine

   Etymology: [L. explodere, explosum, to drive out, drive out a player by clapping; ex out + plaudere, plodere, to clap, strike, applaud: cf. OF. exploder. See Plausible.]

6. Explode(verb)

   to cause to explode or burst noisily; to detonate; as, to explode powder by touching it with fire

   Etymology: [L. explodere, explosum, to drive out, drive out a player by clapping; ex out + plaudere, plodere, to clap, strike, applaud: cf. OF. exploder. See Plausible.]

7. Explode(verb)

   to drive out with violence and noise, as by powder

   Etymology: [L. explodere, explosum, to drive out, drive out a player by clapping; ex out + plaudere, plodere, to clap, strike, applaud: cf. OF. exploder. See Plausible.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Explode

   Explode is the fourth full-length studio album by American streetpunk band, The Unseen, released on June 3, 2003.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Explode

   eks-plōd′, v.t. to cry down, as an actor: to bring into disrepute, and reject: to cause to blow up.—v.i. to burst with a loud report: to burst into laughter.—p.adj. Explō′ded, rejected, discarded.—n. Explō′sion, act of exploding: a sudden violent burst with a loud report: a breaking out of feelings, &c.—adj. Explō′sive, liable to or causing explosion: bursting out with violence and noise.—n. something that will explode.—adv. Explō′sively.—n. Explō′siveness. [L. explodĕre, explosum—ex, out, plaudĕre, to clap the hands.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. explode

   To burst with a loud report; to detonate, as gunpowder, or a shell filled with powder or the like material.

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'explode' in Verbs Frequency: #804

How to pronounce explode?

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   Alex

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   British

   

   Karen

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of explode in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of explode in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of explode in a Sentence

1. The Belgian official:

   TATP is very unstable and would explode otherwise.

2. Francis Cardinal George, OMI:

   It is always amazing to me how anyone who holds the faith can ask what we get out of the Mass. What we get out, is the risen Christ. What he does is explode our tiny ways and small minds to bring them into a dimension of existence that is sometimes resisted because it can be terrifying. The risen Christ is not a 'nice man'. He is certainly not the sentimentalized Jesus who never makes demands that bring us beyond our very selves and turn the world inside out.

3. The USGS:

   When hot lava buries plants and shrubs, methane gas is produced as a byproduct of burning vegetation, methane gas can seep into subsurface voids and explode when heated, or as shown in this video, emerge from cracks in the ground several feet away from the lava. When ignited, the methane produces a blue flame.

4. Michael Rekola:

   Every time he didn't like something, he would call me a f**ktard or idiot. He would slam his fist down in rage and explode in anger, he was flying off the handle on every little thing. I couldn't find a way to control it.

5. Todd Thompson:

   People are trying to understand supernova explosions, how supermassive black stars explode, how the elements were formed in supermassive stars, so if we could reveal a new population of black holes, it would tell us more about which stars explode, which don't, which form black holes, which form neutron stars. It opens up a new area of study.

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