In the beginning, the English word explode had the meaning "to drive from the stage by a noisy expression of dislike."

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.

EXPLODED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of explode 2. to break up into pieces violently, or to cause…. Learn more.

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 …

If an object such as a bomb explodes or if someone or something explodes it, it bursts loudly and with great force, often causing damage or injury. They were clearing up when the second bomb exploded. …

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The term 'exploded' is the past participle of the verb 'explode'. It refers to the violent bursting or shattering of an object due to the rapid expansion of gases, especially from a reaction like …

The horses exploded [= burst] out of the starting gate. The birds suddenly exploded into flight. We exploded [= burst] into action.

explode is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin explōdere, explaudere.

Synonyms for EXPLODED: blasted, smashed, shattered, broken, busted, detonated, fractured, fragmented; Antonyms of EXPLODED: unbroken, repaired, fixed, reconstructed, healed, mended, …