• verb:   burst outward, usually with noise

  Example: "The champagne bottle exploded"

• verb:   be unleashed; burst forth with violence or noise

  Example: "His anger exploded"

• verb:   cause to explode

  Example: "We exploded the nuclear bomb"

• verb:   show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
• verb:   show a violent emotional reaction

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

• verb:   drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
• verb:   cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
• verb:   increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
• verb:   destroy by exploding

  Example: "The enemy exploded the bridge"

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