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- v cause to burst with a violent release of energy
We exploded the nuclear bomb - v burst outward, usually with noise
The champagne bottle exploded - v show a violent emotional reaction
The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary - v be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
His anger exploded - v destroy by exploding
The enemy exploded the bridge - v cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
- v drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
- v show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
- v burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
The Molotov cocktail exploded - v increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
- s showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
the manufacturer provided an exploded view of the apparatus
- After fielding a few dumb questions from the nerdy, trivia-obsessed fans, he suddenly exploded: "I'd just like to say Get a life, will you, people?!.
- Over the past few years, his popularity has exploded.
- Then it exploded again, sending a shower of death through the crowd on the dockand just missing Premier Castro, who had come whirling up in his helicopter to hover near the .