explode
11explode */*/ — UK [ɪkˈspləʊd] / US [ɪkˈsploʊd] verb Word forms explode : present tense I/you/we/they explode he/she/it explodes present participle exploding past tense exploded past participle exploded 1) [intransitive] to burst with a lot of force and a loud… …
12explode — verb 1 blow up ADVERB ▪ simultaneously ▪ 20 bombs exploded almost simultaneously. ▪ accidentally, prematurely ▪ A bomb might explode prematurely. ▪ …
13explode — ex|plode [ ık sploud ] verb ** ▸ 1 burst with great force ▸ 2 express sudden emotion ▸ 3 increase quickly ▸ 4 prove story/theory false ▸ 5 move/change quickly 1. ) intransitive to burst with a lot of force and a loud noise: BLOW UP: Bombs were… …
14explode — v. (D; intr.) to explode with (to explode with rage) * * * [ɪk spləʊd] (D; intr.) to explode with (to explode with rage) …
15explode — [16] The use of explode to mean ‘burst with destructive force’ is a comparatively recent, late 19th century development. The Latin verb explōdere, from which it comes, signified something quite different – ‘drive off the stage with hisses and… …
16explode — [16] The use of explode to mean ‘burst with destructive force’ is a comparatively recent, late 19th century development. The Latin verb explōdere, from which it comes, signified something quite different – ‘drive off the stage with hisses and… …
17explode — verb (exploded; exploding) Etymology: Latin explodere to drive off the stage by clapping, from ex + plaudere to clap Date: 1605 transitive verb 1. archaic to drive from the stage by noisy disapproval 2. to bring into disrepute or discredit <… …
18explode — verb 1 BURST (I, T) to burst, or to make something burst, into small pieces, usually with a loud noise and in a way that causes damage: We sat in the bomb shelter listening to the enemy shells exploding. compare implode 2 GET ANGRY (I) to… …
19explode — exploder, n. /ik splohd /, v., exploded, exploding. v.i. 1. to expand with force and noise because of rapid chemical change or decomposition, as gunpowder or nitroglycerine (opposed to implode). 2. to burst, fly into pieces, or break up violently …
20explode — ex·plode ik splōd vb, ex·plod·ed; ex·plod·ing vt to cause to explode or burst noisily <explode a bomb> vi to undergo a rapid chemical or nuclear reaction with the production of noise, heat, and violent expansion of gases * * * ex·plode (ek… …
