explode
/ɪkˈsploʊd/
verb
- To burst or break apart violently, usually with a loud noise and force.
- The old bomb could explode if it is not handled carefully.
- The volcano may explode at any moment, sending ash into the sky.
- A firecracker will explode with a loud bang on New Year's Eve.
- To increase suddenly and dramatically in size, number, or intensity.
- Temperatures are expected to explode this weekend, reaching record highs.
- The city's population began to explode after the new factory opened.
- Sales of the new video game exploded within the first week.
- To express strong emotion, especially anger, in a sudden and forceful way.
- He tends to explode when he feels misunderstood.
- The coach exploded at the referee after the bad call.
- She exploded with joy when she heard the good news.
- To prove that a belief, theory, or idea is false or wrong.
- The new evidence could explode the old theory about the disease.
- Scientists hope to explode the common misconception that bats are blind.
- The journalist's report helped explode the myth that the building was safe.
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