What does explode mean?
Definitions for explode
ɪkˈsploʊdex·plode
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word explode.
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.
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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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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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
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.
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.
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.
It makes your head explode, all these different apps.
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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- تفرقع, انفجرArabic
- избухвам, взривявам, експлодирамBulgarian
- explotar, esclatarCatalan, Valencian
- vybuchnoutCzech
- ffrwydroWelsh
- springe, afsløre, forkaste, sprænge, eksplodereDanish
- sprengen, platzen, explodierenGerman
- ανατινάζωGreek
- eksplodigi, eksplodiEsperanto
- reventar, explotar, explosionarSpanish
- räjähtää, räjäyttääFinnish
- détoner, exploserFrench
- esbourar, estourar, estouparGalician
- robban, robbant, szétrobban, leront, szétrobbant, felrobban, felrobbant, megdöntHungarian
- explozigar, explozarIdo
- springa, sprengjaIcelandic
- esplodereItalian
- 爆発Japanese
- აფეთქებაGeorgian
- ಸಿಡಿKannada
- pahūMāori
- exploderen, ontploffen, opblazenDutch
- sprenge, eksplodereNorwegian
- wybuchnąć, wybuchaćPolish
- explodirPortuguese
- взорваться, взрываться, взорвать, взрыватьRussian
- spränga, exploderaSwedish
- పేలిపోవు, పేల్చివేయుTelugu
- ระเบิดThai
- patlamakTurkish
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