Unscramble explode

Definition of explode

verb:

• cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb". Synonyms: blow up, detonate, set off.
• burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded". Synonyms: burst. Antonyms: implode.
• show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary".
• be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger exploded". Synonyms: break loose, burst forth.
• destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge".
• cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/.
• drive from the stage by noisy disapproval.
• show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete.
• burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction; "the bomb detonated at noon", "The Molotov cocktail exploded". Synonyms: blow up, detonate.
• increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding", "The island's rodent population irrupted". Synonyms: irrupt.

Related words

belch, crump, dynamite, erupt, extravasate, fulminate.

Words nearby

exploded, explore.

Rhymes with

abode, bode, bowed, busload, code, commode, corrode, decode, encode, erode, forebode, goad, implode, load, lode, mode, node, ode, outmode, reload.