explode

verb

1. cause to burst with a violent release of energy

- We exploded the nuclear bomb

Similar word(s): detonate

Definition categories: change

2. burst outward, usually with noise

- The champagne bottle exploded

Similar word(s): burst

Definition categories: change

3. show a violent emotional reaction

- The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary

Definition categories: cognition, react, respond

4. be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise

- His anger exploded

Definition categories: change, turn

5. destroy by exploding

- The enemy exploded the bridge

Definition categories: contact, destroy, ruin

6. cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/

Definition categories: communication, articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say

7. drive from the stage by noisy disapproval

Definition categories: communication, condemn

8. show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete

Definition categories: cognition, confute, disprove

9. burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction

- The Molotov cocktail exploded

Similar word(s): detonate

Definition categories: change

10. increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner

- The population of India is exploding

Similar word(s): irrupt

Definition categories: change, increase