EXPLODE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
   Synonym(s)
   • irrupt (what does irrupt mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The population of India is exploding
   • The island’’s rodent population irrupted
   Hypernyms(s) explode is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • explosion (what does explosion mean?)
2. Meaning
   • burst outward, usually with noise
   Synonym(s)
   • burst (what does burst mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The champagne bottle exploded
   Hypernyms(s) explode is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change integrity (what does change integrity mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • implode (what does implode mean?)
   • go off (what does go off mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • detonate (what does detonate mean?)
   • crump (what does crump mean?)
   • go off (what does go off mean?)
   • erupt (what does erupt mean?)
   • belch (what does belch mean?)
   • extravasate (what does extravasate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • explosion (what does explosion mean?)
   • burst (what does burst mean?)
   • charge (what does charge mean?)
   • burster (what does burster mean?)
   • bursting charge (what does bursting charge mean?)
   • explosive charge (what does explosive charge mean?)
   • explosion (what does explosion mean?)
   • burst (what does burst mean?)
3. Meaning
   • be unleashed
   • burst forth with violence or noise
   Synonym(s)
   • break loose (what does break loose mean?)
   • burst forth (what does burst forth mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • His anger exploded
   Hypernyms(s) explode is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change state (what does change state mean?)
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • explosion (what does explosion mean?)
4. Meaning
   • cause to explode
   Synonym(s)
   • blow up (what does blow up mean?)
   • detonate (what does detonate mean?)
   • set off (what does set off mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • We exploded the nuclear bomb
   Hypernyms(s) explode is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change integrity (what does change integrity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fulminate (what does fulminate mean?)
   • dynamite (what does dynamite mean?)
   Cause(s)
   • explode (what does explode mean?)
   • burst (what does burst mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • explosion (what does explosion mean?)
   • detonation (what does detonation mean?)
   • blowup (what does blowup mean?)
   • detonation (what does detonation mean?)
   • detonator (what does detonator mean?)
   • detonating device (what does detonating device mean?)
   • cap (what does cap mean?)
   • explosion (what does explosion mean?)
   • burst (what does burst mean?)
   • explosion (what does explosion mean?)
   • detonation (what does detonation mean?)
   • blowup (what does blowup mean?)
5. Meaning
   • show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
   Hypernyms(s) explode is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disprove (what does disprove mean?)
   • confute (what does confute mean?)
6. Meaning
   • show a violent emotional reaction
   Usage Example(s)
   • The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary
   Hypernyms(s) explode is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • react (what does react mean?)
   • respond (what does respond mean?)
7. Meaning
   • drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
   Hypernyms(s) explode is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • condemn (what does condemn mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • boo (what does boo mean?)
   • hiss (what does hiss mean?)
8. Meaning
   • cause to burst as a result of air pressure
   • of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
   Hypernyms(s) explode is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pronounce (what does pronounce mean?)
   • articulate (what does articulate mean?)
   • enounce (what does enounce mean?)
   • sound out (what does sound out mean?)
   • enunciate (what does enunciate mean?)
   • say (what does say mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • plosion (what does plosion mean?)
   • explosion (what does explosion mean?)
9. Meaning
   • destroy by exploding
   Usage Example(s)
   • The enemy exploded the bridge
   Hypernyms(s) explode is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • destroy (what does destroy mean?)
   • ruin (what does ruin mean?)