explode meaning
UK /ɪkˈspləʊd/ US /ɪkˈsploʊd/ 2 syllables
explode (verb): cause to burst with a violent release of energy.
explode has 10 meanings in this dictionary.
explode as a verb
- cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- We exploded the nuclear bomb
Synonyms: detonate, blow up, set off
Type of: change integrity
Related forms: explosion
- burst outward, usually with noise
- The champagne bottle exploded
Synonyms: burst
Opposite: implode
Type of: change integrity
Related forms: explosion
- show a violent emotional reaction
- The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary
Type of: react
- be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
- His anger exploded
Synonyms: burst forth, break loose
Type of: change state
Related forms: explosion
- destroy by exploding
- The enemy exploded the bridge
Type of: destroy
- cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
Type of: pronounce
Related forms: explosion
- drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
Type of: condemn
- show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
Type of: disprove
- burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
- the bomb detonated at noon
- The Molotov cocktail exploded
- increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
- The population of India is exploding
- The island's rodent population irrupted
Synonyms: irrupt
Type of: increase
Related forms: explosion
How to pronounce explode
explode is pronounced /ɪkˈspləʊd/ in British English and /ɪkˈsploʊd/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with explode
Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in DE · 7-letter words
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