EXPLODE
\ɛksplˈə͡ʊd], \ɛksplˈəʊd], \ɛ_k_s_p_l_ˈəʊ_d]\
Definitions of EXPLODE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge"
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show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"
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drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
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cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
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show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
By Princeton University
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destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge"
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show to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete, as of a new theory or claim
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show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"
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drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
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cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
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"I could hear rifles explode"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.
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To burst with force and a loud report; to detonate, as a shell filled with powder or the like material, or as a boiler from too great pressure of steam.
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To burst forth with sudden violence and noise; as, at this, his wrath exploded.
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To drive from the stage by noisy expressions of disapprobation; to hoot off; to drive away or reject noisily; as, to explode a play.
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To bring into disrepute, and reject; to drive from notice and acceptance; as, to explode a scheme, fashion, or doctrine.
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To cause to explode or burst noisily; to detonate; as, to explode powder by touching it with fire.
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To drive out with violence and noise, as by powder.
By Oddity Software
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To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.
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To burst with force and a loud report; to detonate, as a shell filled with powder or the like material, or as a boiler from too great pressure of steam.
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To burst forth with sudden violence and noise; as, at this, his wrath exploded.
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To drive from the stage by noisy expressions of disapprobation; to hoot off; to drive away or reject noisily; as, to explode a play.
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To bring into disrepute, and reject; to drive from notice and acceptance; as, to explode a scheme, fashion, or doctrine.
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To cause to explode or burst noisily; to detonate; as, to explode powder by touching it with fire.
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To drive out with violence and noise, as by powder.
By Noah Webster.
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To burst forth with sudden noise and violence; collapse.
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To cause to burst from a solid to a gaseous state; refute or disprove; do away with; demolish.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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