v. i. | 1. | To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; |
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. | |
3. | To burst forth with sudden violence and noise; | |
v. t. | 1. | To drive from the stage by noisy expressions of disapprobation; to hoot off; to drive away or reject noisily; |
2. | To bring into disrepute, and reject; to drive from notice and acceptance; | |
3. | To cause to explode or burst noisily; to detonate; | |
4. | To drive out with violence and noise, as by powder. |
Verb | 1. | explode - cause to explode; "We exploded the nuclear bomb" |
2. | explode - burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded" Synonyms: burst | |
3. | explode - show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary" | |
4. | explode - be unleashed; burst forth with violence or noise; "His anger exploded" Synonyms: break loose, burst forth | |
5. | explode - destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge" | |
6. | explode - cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/ | |
7. | explode - drive from the stage by noisy disapproval | |
8. | explode - show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete | |
9. | explode - increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted" Synonyms: irrupt |