EXPLODE


Meaning of EXPLODE in English

verb

1 blow up

ADVERB

▪ simultaneously

20 bombs ~d almost simultaneously.

▪ accidentally , prematurely

A bomb might ~ prematurely.

▪ spectacularly , violently

▪ outwards/outward , upwards/upward

VERB + EXPLODE

▪ fail to

A blast bomb was thrown but the device failed to ~.

2 get angry/dangerous/moving

ADVERB

▪ literally

▪ nearly , practically

My heart was nearly exploding in fright.

Jessie practically ~d with laughter.

▪ suddenly

▪ finally

VERB + EXPLODE

▪ be about to , be ready to , be set to

A disagreement over public spending is set to ~.

▪ be liable to , be likely to

▪ seem to

PREPOSITION

▪ into

He suddenly ~d into action.

▪ with

She literally ~d with anger.

Explode is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ boiler , ↑ bomb , ↑ dynamite , ↑ firework , ↑ grenade , ↑ jet , ↑ mine , ↑ mortar , ↑ rocket , ↑ shell

Explode is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bomb , ↑ myth

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .