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V2 |
explode | destroy by exploding | |
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V2 |
explode | show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete | |
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V1 |
explode, break loose, burst forth | be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise | |
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V2 |
explode | drive from the stage by noisy disapproval | |
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V2 |
explode | cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/ | |
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V1 |
explode | show a violent emotional reaction | |
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V1, V2 |
burst, explode | burst outward, usually with noise | |
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V1 |
explode, irrupt | increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner | |
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V1 |
explode, blow up, detonate | burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction | |
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V2 |
explode, blow up, detonate, set off | cause to burst with a violent release of energy |