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
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing 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
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1. To cause chemical changes or disintegration accompanied by noisy violence. 2. To burst. 3. To break out suddenly, as an epidemic.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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To express disapprobation of, with hooting; to hiss off the stage; to condemn; to reject.
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To burst with violence and a loud report.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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