explode

Verb
  1. Cause to burst with a violent release of energy (synset 200307505)
    "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
    causes: blow up, detonate, explode - burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
    is a type of: change integrity - change in physical make-up
    subtypes:
    • fulminate - cause to explode violently and with loud noise
    • dynamite - blow up with dynamite
    same as: blow up, detonate, set off
  2. Burst outward, usually with noise (synset 200306798)
    "The champagne bottle exploded"
    is a type of: change integrity - change in physical make-up
    subtypes:
    same as: burst
  3. Show a violent emotional reaction (synset 200720986)
    "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"
    is a type of: react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something
  4. Be unleashed;
    Emerge with violence or noise (synset 200307321)
    "His anger exploded"
    is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
    same as: break loose, burst forth
  5. Destroy by exploding (synset 201568576)
    "The enemy exploded the bridge"
    is a type of: destroy, ruin - destroy completely; damage irreparably
  6. Cause to burst as a result of air pressure;
    Of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/ (synset 201057533)
    is a type of: articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
  7. Drive from the stage by noisy disapproval (synset 200864131)
    entail: boo, hiss - show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
    is a type of: condemn - declare or judge unfit for use or habitation
  8. Show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete (synset 200667253)
    is a type of: confute, disprove - prove to be false
  9. Burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction (synset 200307079)
    "the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded"
    same as: blow up, detonate
  10. Increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner (synset 200157431)
    "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"
    is a type of: increase - become bigger or greater in amount
    same as: irrupt

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