exploded; exploding 1 : to cause to be given up or rejected science has exploded many old theories 2 a : to burst or cause to burst with violence and noise
Explode definition: to expand with force and noise because of rapid chemical change or decomposition, as gunpowder or nitroglycerine (implode ).. See examples of EXPLODE used in a sentence.
1. To cause to release energy or burst violently and noisily: The children exploded three firecrackers. 2. To show to be false or unreliable: explode a hypothesis. 3. Sports To hit (a golf ball) out of a sand trap with an explosive shot.
to move or act suddenly and quickly with force: [no object] to explode in laughter. disprove:[~ + object] The new findings about the solar system explode the present theories. See -plaud-, -plod-. ex•plode (ik splōd′), v., -plod•ed, -plod•ing.
explode (third-person singular simple present explodes, present participle exploding, simple past and past participle exploded) (transitive) To destroy with an explosion. synonyms Synonyms: blow up, blow, blast, burst The assassin exploded the car by means of a car bomb.
Explode 's two most common meanings refer to a physically destructive act, most commonly a bomb going off, or metaphorically, as in your parents' sudden fury when they see your end-of-year grades. Originally explode meant something quite different — to drive an unpleasing actor or group of performers from the stage by clapping and booing.
Definition of explode verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] to burst (= break apart) or make something burst loudly and violently, causing damage synonym blow up. A second bomb exploded in a crowded market. The firework exploded in his hand.
