What does explode mean?
Definitions for explode
ɪkˈsploʊdex·plode
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Princeton's WordNet
explode, detonate, blow up, set offverb
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
"We exploded the nuclear bomb"
explode, burstverb
burst outward, usually with noise
"The champagne bottle exploded"
explodeverb
show a violent emotional reaction
"The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"
explode, burst forth, break looseverb
be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
"His anger exploded"
explodeverb
destroy by exploding
"The enemy exploded the bridge"
explodeverb
cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
explodeverb
drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
explodeverb
show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
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"
explode, irruptverb
increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
"The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"
Wiktionary
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.
explodeverb
To destroy violently or abruptly.
They sought to explode the myth of...
explodeverb
To create an exploded view.
Explode the assembly drawing so that all the fasteners are visible.
explodeverb
To disprove or debunk.
explodeverb
To blast, to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
The bomb explodes.
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).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To EXPLODEverb
Etymology: explodo, Latin.
Him old and young
Exploded, and had seiz’d with violent hands,
Had not a cloud descending snatch’d him thence
Unseen amid’ the throng. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi.Thus was th’ applause they meant,
Turn’d to exploding hiss, triumph to shame,
Cast on themselves from their own mouths. John Milton, Par. Lost.Old age explodes all but morality. Wentworth Dillon.
There is pretended, that a magnetical globe or terrella, being placed upon its poles, would have a constant rotation; but this is commonly exploded, as being against all experience. John Wilkins, Dædalus.
Shall that man pass for a proficient in Christ’s school, who would have been exploded in the school of Zeno or Epictetus. Robert South, Sermons.
Provided that no word, which a society shall give a sanction to, be afterwards antiquated and exploded, they may receive whatever new ones they shall find occasion for. Jonathan Swift, Letter to the Lord High Treasurer.
But late the kindled powder did explode
The massy ball, and the brass tube unload. Richard Blackmore.
Wikipedia
explode
An explosion is a rapid expansion in volume associated with an extreme outward release of energy, usually with the generation of high temperatures and release of high-pressure gases. Supersonic explosions created by high explosives are known as detonations and travel through shock waves. Subsonic explosions are created by low explosives through a slower combustion process known as deflagration.
ChatGPT
explode
To explode means to burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, excessive internal pressure, or other kind of reaction. In a figurative sense, it can also mean to increase or intensify suddenly and dramatically, or to express strong feelings suddenly and intensely.
Webster Dictionary
Explodeverb
to become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes
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
Explodeverb
to burst forth with sudden violence and noise; as, at this, his wrath exploded
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
Explodeverb
to bring into disrepute, and reject; to drive from notice and acceptance; as, to explode a scheme, fashion, or doctrine
Explodeverb
to cause to explode or burst noisily; to detonate; as, to explode powder by touching it with fire
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.]
Wikidata
Explode
Explode is the fourth full-length studio album by American streetpunk band, The Unseen, released on June 3, 2003.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
explode
To burst with a loud report; to detonate, as gunpowder, or a shell filled with powder or the like material.
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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'explode' in Verbs Frequency: #804
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of explode in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of explode in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of explode in a Sentence
Those tests show without any doubt that these machines explode, it doesn’t matter the timeframe.
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.
We were growing really healthy in Europe and we've been there for a while, but then we entered the United States and the craze started, we didn't know it was going to explode the way it did.
Look at what they've done, they've wrecked the economy. They've wrecked our energy dominance where we now need to be reliant on foreign countries. They've opened the border. [Created] foreign policy debacles and seen crime explode.
There's some pent up frustration in the population right now that's ready to explode, that's why Trump's doing so well.
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- تفرقع, انفجرArabic
- избухвам, експлодирам, взривявамBulgarian
- esclatar, explotarCatalan, Valencian
- vybuchnoutCzech
- ffrwydroWelsh
- forkaste, springe, sprænge, eksplodere, afsløreDanish
- platzen, explodieren, sprengenGerman
- ανατινάζωGreek
- eksplodi, eksplodigiEsperanto
- explotar, reventar, explosionarSpanish
- räjäyttää, räjähtääFinnish
- détoner, exploserFrench
- esbourar, estourar, estouparGalician
- felrobbant, felrobban, leront, szétrobban, szétrobbant, megdönt, robban, robbantHungarian
- explozar, explozigarIdo
- springa, sprengjaIcelandic
- esplodereItalian
- 爆発Japanese
- აფეთქებაGeorgian
- ಸಿಡಿKannada
- pahūMāori
- ontploffen, opblazen, exploderenDutch
- eksplodere, sprengeNorwegian
- wybuchnąć, wybuchaćPolish
- explodirPortuguese
- взрывать, взорвать, взорваться, взрыватьсяRussian
- explodera, sprängaSwedish
- పేలిపోవు, పేల్చివేయుTelugu
- ระเบิดThai
- patlamakTurkish
- вибухнутиUkrainian
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