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explode English

Meaning explode meaning

What does explode mean?
Definitions in simple English

explode Verb

— If something explodes, it breaks apart quickly and strongly. A bomb exploded in the market, killing five people. She was so angry, she exploded.

explode

— verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy We exploded the nuclear bomb — verb (= burst) burst outward, usually with noise The champagne bottle exploded — verb show a violent emotional reaction The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary — verb be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise His anger exploded — verb (= irrupt) increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner The population of India is exploding The island's rodent population irrupted — verb show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete — verb drive from the stage by noisy disapproval — verb cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/ — verb destroy by exploding The enemy exploded the bridge — verb (= detonate) burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction the bomb detonated at noon The Molotov cocktail exploded

Synonyms explode synonyms

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burst blow up detonate blast go off crack erupt split set off burst out shoot pop break blow thunder tear scatter fire disprove burst open sharpshoot refute irrupt hatch explosion crack open burst forth break out break loose break into pieces wreck warn unleash undo turn out subvert stretched snap skip shoot off rupture rout out revolutionize repeal refule quash overturn overrule override neutralize

Topics explode topics

What do people use explode to talk about?
Universe, creation Sky Air

Blow air
Universe, creation World Land

Volcano
Work and occupation Occupation Working with minerals Working with chemicals

Explode
Grammar Very Degree

To a larger degree

Conjugation explode conjugation

How do you conjugate explode?

explode · verb

Examples explode examples

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Simple sentences

The news caused him to explode with anger.
Steam boilers may explode.
My heart is pounding so hard it feels like it's going to explode.
The aim of this game is to explode all the bombs on the screen.
It's about to explode!
Stars emanate gamma rays when they explode.
I thought my head was going to explode.
The bomb will explode in 10 seconds.
Tom is about to explode.
I'd explain it to you, but your brain would explode.
Explode, swine!
I saw the car explode.

Movie subtitles

My dad is going to explode again.
This corset's got about four hours on it before m'ladies explode.
The entire fortress is about to explode, we need to clear the area!
The entire fortress is about to explode, we have to. uhm. ehm. take my socks!
Explode a bomb.
And I know above everything else that it will never explode in my face.
Can't do more than explode.
And Papa looks as if he were either going to explode, or to utter loud sobs.
The coffeepot is about to explode.
Is there no other way to explode the charges?
Do they always explode?
I've thought of a way to explode the dynamite.
Don't like them, they always explode in my pocket.
When I fire into the gasoline, it will ignite instantly and explode the cordite.
His head felt as if it would explode in the throes of his suffering.
I. I've thought of a way to explode the dynamite.
You mean, it won't explode?
And you say, kick it and it'll be quiet. Smash it and it won't explode.
He's afraid the world's going to explode.
Careful! It might explode.
Any minute I'm liable to explode.
It makes sense he'd explode sooner or later.
I'm still so mad I could explode.
But when it comes out, It will explode.
He's going to explode, Papa!
It's quiet now, but some day it'll all explode.
This thing is going to explode wide open.
He has to explode sometimes.
These young leaves explode of freshness.
Do something! My heart is about to explode.
My head is about to explode.
Why didn't the bird explode when it was hit, or when it touched something?
Failure of the atomic missiles to explode the asteroid is still an unexplained mystery.
Too much thinking will make your head explode.
Give them something to rally around and die for, and they explode into a new army.
These will explode in the air and the cannonballs inside of them will reach you.

News and current affairs

Even China's authoritarian capitalism will someday feel the pressure, as its rural populations, who currently have little access to doctors or hospitals, eventually explode with discontent.
Problems fester in such a society, but don't necessarily explode.
The refusal of many Muslims to integrate into Western societies, as well as high levels of unemployment and ready access to revolutionary propaganda, can easily explode in acts of violence.
They rage and love, prance and explode, and finally reach a catharsis (if their team wins) or to descend into hell (if their team loses ).
One reason why Singapore has a well-funded government, despite low taxes, is that its successful policies caused the land and real estate it owned to explode in value, generating a huge revenue stream.
The ideal of a unified Europe, though not designed to explode, could well disintegrate nonetheless.
And so, barring a miracle, the time bomb within post-war Europe's beautiful ideal is about to explode.
Everyone knew that Argentina's political system generates chronic deficits, and this meant that interest payments on the debt were likely to explode.
Yet such absurd situations tend to explode, as occurred with Hezbollah's abduction of two Israeli soldiers within Israeli territory.
Experience tells us that if you don't let the steam out of a pot, the pot will explode.
Whether they explode or not, these compounds are hardly benign environmentally, posing risks for both ecosystems and human health.
Third, fusion also emits neutrons that will produce helium gas bubbles inside the wall material, which tends to explode.
It would certainly not be wise to allow Europe's energy bill to explode in the name of ambitious climate policies.
Moreover, mines, bombs, and grenades that failed to explode during combat often continue to render areas inaccessible both for humans and larger animals long after a war ends.
Rural areas and industrial cities might explode in massive riots.
So why did such a state suddenly explode?
Or is it the artificial status quo itself that has caused organized violence to explode with fateful regularity?
It did so suddenly and without warning, causing the pipeline from Turkmenistan to explode.

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