Definitions for explode
ɪkˈsploʊdex·plode

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

1. explode, detonate, blow up, set offverb

   cause to burst with a violent release of energy

   "We exploded the nuclear bomb"

2. explode, burstverb

   burst outward, usually with noise

   "The champagne bottle exploded"

3. explodeverb

   show a violent emotional reaction

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

4. explode, burst forth, break looseverb

   be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise

   "His anger exploded"

5. explodeverb

   destroy by exploding

   "The enemy exploded the bridge"

6. explodeverb

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

7. explodeverb

   drive from the stage by noisy disapproval

8. explodeverb

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

9. detonate, explode, blow upverb

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

   "The Molotov cocktail exploded"

10. explode, irruptverb

    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. explodeverb

   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. explodeverb

   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. explodeverb

   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. explodeverb

   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. explodeverb

   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. explodeverb

   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. Explodeverb

   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. Explodeverb

   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. Explodeverb

   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. Explodeverb

   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. Explodeverb

   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. Explodeverb

   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. Explodeverb

   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.

Matched Categories

1. • Articulate
   • Change Integrity
   • Condemn
   • Destroy
   • Disprove
   • React

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

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

How to pronounce explode?

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Numerology

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 Hollywood Reporter:

   The crippling economics of Broadway have long since ushered in the era of downsized casts and mini-orchestras, so the sheer spectacle value of an opulently costumed 50-member troupe, accompanied by 29 musicians in the pit, is enough to make a musical-theater lover's head explode.

2. 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.

3. Paul Ryan:

   The right's going to get more military money, the left's going to get more welfare money. The secret handshake goes on, and the American public gets stuck with the bill, this deal will do nothing but explode the debt.

4. Jessica Chambers:

   It makes your head explode, all these different apps.

5. Supparuek Tongchairith:

   He has a strong personality, vigorous, and direct. If he tries to become a politician, he could try to change but he would never really be able to change 100 percent, because his boiling point is low, if anyone pokes at him, he will explode. And for him to sit in the parliament, I guarantee, he will run into troubles.

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