| explode | | |
| v. (change) | 1. blow up, detonate, explode, set off | cause to burst with a violent release of energy.; "We exploded the nuclear bomb" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ detonate, blow up, explode | burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction.; "the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded" |
| ~ fulminate | cause to explode violently and with loud noise. |
| ~ dynamite | blow up with dynamite.; "The rock was dynamited" |
| v. (change) | 2. burst, explode | burst outward, usually with noise.; "The champagne bottle exploded" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ crump | explode heavily or with a loud dull noise. |
| ~ go off | be discharged or activated.; "the explosive devices went off" |
| ~ belch, extravasate, erupt | become active and spew forth lava and rocks.; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. explode | show a violent emotional reaction.; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary" |
| ~ react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something. |
| v. (change) | 4. break loose, burst forth, explode | be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise.; "His anger exploded" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| v. (contact) | 5. explode | destroy by exploding.; "The enemy exploded the bridge" |
| ~ ruin, destroy | destroy completely; damage irreparably.; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
| v. (communication) | 6. explode | cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/. |
| ~ enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way.; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" |
| v. (communication) | 7. explode | drive from the stage by noisy disapproval. |
| ~ condemn | declare or judge unfit for use or habitation.; "The building was condemned by the inspector" |
| ~ boo, hiss | show displeasure, as after a performance or speech. |
| v. (cognition) | 8. explode | show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete. |
| ~ confute, disprove | prove to be false.; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories" |
| v. (change) | 9. blow up, detonate, explode | burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction.; "the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded" |
| v. (change) | 10. explode, irrupt | increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner.; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted" |
| ~ increase | become bigger or greater in amount.; "The amount of work increased" |
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