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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (10)

1. cause to burst with a violent release of energy;
- Example: "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
[syn: explode, detonate, blow up, set off]

2. burst outward, usually with noise;
- Example: "The champagne bottle exploded"
[syn: explode, burst]

3. show a violent emotional reaction;
- Example: "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"

4. be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise;
- Example: "His anger exploded"
[syn: explode, burst forth, break loose]

5. destroy by exploding;
- Example: "The enemy exploded the bridge"

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

7. drive from the stage by noisy disapproval;

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

9. burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon";
- Example: "The Molotov cocktail exploded"
[syn: detonate, explode, blow up]

10. increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner;
- Example: "The population of India is exploding"
- Example: "The island's rodent population irrupted"
[syn: explode, irrupt]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Explode \Ex*plode"\ ([e^]ks*pl[=o]d"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
   Exploded; p. pr. & vb. n. Exploding.] [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.]
   1. To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or
      vapor; to burst violently into flame; as, gunpowder
      explodes.
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   2. 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.
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   3. To burst forth with sudden violence and noise; as, at
      this, his wrath exploded.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Explode \Ex*plode"\, v. t.
   1. To drive from the stage by noisy expressions of
      disapprobation; to hoot off; to drive away or reject
      noisily; as, to explode a play. [Obs.]
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            Him old and young
            Exploded, and seized with violent hands. --Milton.
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   2. To bring into disrepute, and reject; to drive from notice
      and acceptance; as, to explode a scheme, fashion, or
      doctrine.
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            Old exploded contrivances of mercantile fraud.
                                                  --Burke.
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            To explode and exterminate dark atheism. --Bently.
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   3. To cause to explode or burst noisily; to detonate; as, to
      explode powder by touching it with fire.
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   4. To drive out with violence and noise, as by powder.
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            But late the kindled powder did explode
            The massy ball and the brass tube unload.
                                                  --Blackmore.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

explode
    v 1: cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We
         exploded the nuclear bomb" [syn: explode, detonate,
         blow up, set off]
    2: burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle
       exploded" [syn: explode, burst] [ant: go off,
       implode]
    3: show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he
       heard of the resignation of the secretary"
    4: be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger
       exploded" [syn: explode, burst forth, break loose]
    5: destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge"
    6: cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop
       consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
    7: drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
    8: show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make
       obsolete
    9: burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or
       physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov
       cocktail exploded" [syn: detonate, explode, blow up]
    10: increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The
        population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent
        population irrupted" [syn: explode, irrupt]