EXPLODE


Meaning of EXPLODE in English

(~s, exploding, ~d)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

If an object such as a bomb ~s or if someone or something ~s it, it bursts loudly and with great force, often causing damage or injury.

They were clearing up when the second bomb ~d...

A school bus was hit by gunfire which ~d the fuel tank.

VERB: V, V n

2.

If someone ~s, they express strong feelings suddenly and violently.

Do you fear that you’ll burst into tears or ~ with anger in front of her?...

‘What happened!’ I ~d...

George caught the look and decided that Bess had better leave before she ~d.

VERB: V with n, V with quote, V

3.

If something ~s, it increases suddenly and rapidly in number or intensity.

The population ~s to 40,000 during the tourist season...

Investment by Japanese firms has ~d.

VERB: V to n, V

4.

If someone ~s a theory or myth, they prove that it is wrong or impossible.

Electricity privatisation has ~d the myth of cheap nuclear power...

VERB: V n

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