explode

Definitions of explode in various dictionaries:

verb - cause to burst with a violent release of energy

verb - burst outward, usually with noise

verb - show a violent emotional reaction

verb - be unleashed

verb - destroy by exploding

verb - cause to burst as a result of air pressure

verb - drive from the stage by noisy disapproval

verb - show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete

verb - burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction

verb - increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner

To release mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy by the sudden production of gases in a confined space: The bomb exploded.

To burst violently as a result of internal pressure.

To shatter with a loud noise: I threw the vase on the floor and it exploded into tiny pieces.

To burst forth or break out suddenly and often violently: My neighbor exploded in rage at the trespassers.

To increase suddenly, sharply, and without control: The population level in this area has exploded during the past 12 years.

To change state or appearance suddenly: Over the weekend the trees exploded with color.

To hit a golf ball out of a sand trap with a shot that scatters the sand.

To cause to release energy or burst violently and noisily: The children exploded three firecrackers.

To show to be false or unreliable: explode a hypothesis.

To hit (a golf ball) out of a sand trap with an explosive shot.

verb - to blow up