"exploded" in the verb sense

1. explode, detonate, blow up, set off

cause to burst with a violent release of energy

"We exploded the nuclear bomb"

2. explode, burst

burst outward, usually with noise

"The champagne bottle exploded"

3. explode

show a violent emotional reaction

"The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"

4. explode, burst forth, break loose

be unleashed emerge with violence or noise

"His anger exploded"

5. explode

destroy by exploding

"The enemy exploded the bridge"

6. explode

cause to burst as a result of air pressure of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/

7. explode

drive from the stage by noisy disapproval

8. explode

show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete

9. detonate, explode, blow up

burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction

"the bomb detonated at noon"

"The Molotov cocktail exploded"

10. explode, irrupt

increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner

"The population of India is exploding"

"The island's rodent population irrupted"

"exploded" in the adjective sense

1. exploded

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"

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