EXPLODE

Definition of EXPLODE

  1. (verb)cause to burst with a violent release of energy
  2. (verb)burst outward, usually with noise
  3. (verb)show a violent emotional reaction
  4. (verb)be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
  5. (verb)destroy by exploding
  6. (verb)cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
  7. (verb)drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
  8. (verb)show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
  9. (verb)burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
  10. (verb)increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner