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Meaning of explode in English

explode
verb
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/ɪkˈspləʊd/ us
/ɪkˈsploʊd/

explode verb (BREAK APART)

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B1 [ I or T ]
to break up into pieces violently, or to cause something to do this:
A bomb exploded at one of the capital's busiest railway stations this morning.
He was driving so fast that his car tyre exploded.
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explode verb (EMOTION)

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to react suddenly with a strong expression of emotion:
[ + speech ] "What on earth do you think you're doing?" she exploded (= said angrily).
explode into The children exploded into giggles (= suddenly started laughing uncontrollably).
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to get angry
  • lose your temperShe never lost her temper, never raised her voice.
  • explodeShe exploded with rage when she was mistaken for a cleaning lady.
  • eruptMy ex-husband would erupt over little things.
  • lose (your) patienceShe was starting to lose her patience with him.
  • become enragedHe became enraged and crashed out of the room.
  • fly into a rageI never saw him fly into a rage or treat anyone cruelly.
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Expressing and showing feelings
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explode verb (INCREASE)

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to increase very quickly:
The population has exploded in the last ten years.
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Increasing and intensifying
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explode verb (PROVE FALSE)

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to show something to be wrong:
explode a myth This book finally explodes some of the myths about the origin of the universe.
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Proving and disproving
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Phrasal verb

explode into something
(Definition of explode from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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explode
verb
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/ɪkˈsploʊd/

explode verb (BURST)

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[ I/T ]
to burst violently and usually with a loud noise, or to cause this to happen:
[ I ] A bomb exploded nearby.
[ T ] Black holes are left behind by exploding stars called supernovas.
[ I ] fig. Yoga has exploded in popularity as a way to achieve physical and mental health.

explode verb (SHOW EMOTION)

[ I ]
to show sudden violent emotion, esp. anger:
He exploded in anger when told his luggage had been lost.

explode verb (INCREASE)

[ I ]
to increase very quickly:
The population is exploding in that part of the world.

explode verb (PROVE FALSE)

[ T ]
to prove to be false or wrong:
She hopes that this book will explode myths about poverty and intelligence.
(Definition of explode from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of explode

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A 30-fs pulse was made to interact with a preformed plasma generated via the exploding foil technique from a 1-mm-thick plastic film.
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The first result concerns dependence of the g-ray signal upon the thickness of the exploding foil target.
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In an age when technology and materialism seemed to have undermined religious faith, a new 'modern spiritualism' was suddenly born, and it exploded into prominence.
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Cross-arms are exploding laterally and, at the same time, moving to the center.
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The first thermonuclear neutrons were obtained in 1981, when working with the target in the exploding pusher mode.
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Her productive vocabulary exploded from 140 words at 1; 3 to 567 words at 1;6.
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Special attention is given to the mechanism of interaction between the exploding bubbles, the attached cavity and the boundary layer.
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The most common sources are exploding wires, electrical sparks and solid explosives.
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By use of an effective dielectric constant, the modified nanoplasma model is very suitable for investigating the high-energy ions exploded from laser- cluster interactions.
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We are also reminded that the waves are ripples in the fabric of space and time produced by violent energetic events such as exploding supernovae.
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While human populations have grown, those of artefacts have exploded at an even greater rate.
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Furthermore, as budgets remained unbalanced during in the 1980s and 1990s, public indebtedness exploded in most of the industrialized countries.
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In other words, the vertex can be exploded.
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A 7year-old boy was severely burned when the barbecue lighting fluid his father was using suddenly exploded over him.
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The sensitivity for asymmetry in the ablative mode is essentially higher than that in exploding pusher mode.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
破裂, （使）爆炸，（使）爆破, 情感…
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破裂, （使）爆炸, 情感…
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explotar, crecer rápidamente, aumentar…
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explodir, detonar…
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हिंसकरित्या तुकडे करणे किंवा असे करण्यासाठी काहीतरी कारणीभूत ठरविणे…
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～が爆発する, ～を爆発させる, 爆発（ばくはつ）する…
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patla(t)mak, infilâk et(tir)mek, aniden çığlık atmak…
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(faire) exploser, (faire) sauter, exploser…
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explotar…
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(doen) ontploffen, uitbarsten, ontzenuwen…
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வன்முறையில் துண்டுகளாக உடைக்க, அல்லது இதைச் செய்ய ஏதாவது ஒன்றை ஏற்படுத்த வேண்டும்…
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विस्फोट होना, धमाके से टुकड़े -टुकड़े हो जाना…
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વિસ્ફોટ થવો…
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eksplodere, sprænge, springe i luften…
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explodera, spränga, sticka hål på…
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meletup, meledak, membongkar…
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explodieren (lassen), platzen, umwerfen…
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eksplodere, sprenge, sprenge(s)…
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دھماکے سے پھٹنا, اڑا دینا, اُڑ جانا…
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висаджувати в повітря, вибухати, спалахувати…
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పేలు, హింసాత్మకంగా ముక్కలుగా విడగొట్టు లేదా దీన్ని చేయడానికి కారణం అగు…
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বিস্ফোরণ ঘটানো…
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vybuchnout, přivést k výbuchu, vyvrátit…
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meledakkan, meledak, membuktikan kesalahan…
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ทำให้ระเบิด, เกิดขึ้นในทันทีทันใด, พิสูจน์ว่าผิด…
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nổ, bùng nổ, làm tiêu tan…
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wybuchać, eksplodować, detonować…
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esplodere, scoppiare, screditare…
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