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- Explode is defined as to make a loud burst, blow up or reject. 1  An example of to explode is laughing loudly at a joke. 2  An example of to explode is a volcano erupting. 3  An example of to explode is to expose an error in a widely-held belief.
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wither blast - shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly. die back, die down - suffer from a disease that kills shoots; The plants near the garage are dying back. dry up, mummify - dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; a mummified body was found.
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- smash verb (BREAK NOISILY) 1  B2 [ I or T ] to cause something to break noisily into a lot of small pieces: › [ 2  I or T, + adv/prep ] to cause something to move with great force against something hard, usually causing damage or injury: › [ 3  I or T ] in tennis or volleyball, to hit the ball down towards the ground quickly and forcefully.
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Definitions &Translations An explosion is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases. Supersonic explosions created by high explosives are known as detonations and travel via supersonic shock waves.
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Can you really outrun an explosion? Can you really outrun an explosion? An explosion occurs when a large amount of energy is released into a small volume of area in a very short time. The energy released comes in many forms, including chemical (artificial explosives), nuclear and hydrothermal (volcano eruptions). Burning very rapidly, explosive material releases concentrated gas that expands quickly to fill the surrounding air space and apply pressure to everything in it.
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destruction destruction. n. 1. the act of destroying or state of being destroyed; demolition. 2. a cause of ruin or means of destroying. [C14: from Latin dēstructiō a pulling down; see destroy].
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- Define destroy: to ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of; also : to ruin as if by tearing to shreds — destroy in a sentence to ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of; also : to ruin as if by tearing to shreds; to put out of existence : kill; neutralize… See the full definition
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- firework noun (EXPLOSIVE). B1 [C] a ​small ​container ​filled with ​explosive ​chemicals that ​produce ​bright ​coloured ​patterns or ​loud ​noises when they ​explode: a firework ​display When it gets ​dark we'll ​let off (US set off) (= ​light) the fireworks.irework noun (EXPLOSIVE). B1 [C] a ​small ​container ​filled with ​explosive ​chemicals that ​produce ​bright ​coloured ​patterns or ​loud ​noises when they ​explode: a firework ​display When it gets ​dark we'll ​let off (US set off) (= ​light) the fireworks.
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blast blast. The brief and rapid movement of air, vapor or fluid away from a center of outward pressure, as in an explosion or in the combustion of rocket fuel; the pressure accompanying this movement. This term is commonly used for explosion, but the two terms may be distinguished.
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- Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: 1  explode(Verb) To create an explosion, usually resulting in the destruction of an intended target. The assassin exploded the car by means of a car bomb. 2  explode(Verb) To destroy violently or abruptly. They sought to explode the myth of... 3  explode(Verb) To create an exploded view.
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explode Explode is defined as to make a loud burst, blow up or reject. An example of to explode is laughing loudly at a joke. An example of to explode is a volcano erupting. An example of to explode is to expose an error in a widely-held belief. explode. explode.
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- what does it mean to explode a search term? The Explode function searches for an index term (subject heading) and automatically ORs it with all of its narrower terms. In other words, when you activate the Explode function, you are searching for the subject heading you originally selected, PLUS all of the subject headings in its family hierarchy. During Mapping, an Explode checkbox appears to the right of each MeSH term. Click the checkbox to explode the term.
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- Definition of outrageous. 1  1a : exceeding the limits of what is usual the outrageous weather we have been afflicted with — New Yorker outrageous pricesb : not conventional or matter-of-fact : fantastic outrageous costumes an outrageous tale. 2  2 : violent, unrestrained outrageous behavior.
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burst burst. vb, bursts, bursting or burst. 1. to break or cause to break open or apart suddenly and noisily, esp from internal pressure; explode. 2. (intr) to come, go, etc, suddenly and forcibly: he burst into the room.3. (intr) to be full to the point of breaking open.4. (intr) to give vent (to) suddenly or loudly: to burst into song.ee Also: ( 1 Your unexpected letter has just) burst into my existence like a meteor into the sphere of a planet —William James letter from Dresden to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., May 15, 1868.
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- Full Definition of DETONATE. intransitive verb. : to explode with sudden violence. transitive verb. 1. 2. — det·o·nat·able \-ˌā-tə-bəl, -ˌnā-\ adjective. — det·o·na·tive \ˈde-tən-ˌā-tiv, ˈde-tə-ˌnā-\ adjective.See detonate defined for English-language learners. See detonate defined for kids.ull Definition of DETONATE. intransitive verb. : to explode with sudden violence. transitive verb. 1. 2. — det·o·nat·able \-ˌā-tə-bəl, -ˌnā-\ adjective. — det·o·na·tive \ˈde-tən-ˌā-tiv, ˈde-tə-ˌnā-\ adjective. See detonate defined for English-language learners.
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- Top Definition. bomb. 1. (before 1997) Something really bad; a failure. 2. (after 1997) Something considered excellent and/or the best (uses modifier the) 1. I hated that movie! I'm not surprised that it was a total bomb at the box office. 2. I loved that movie!
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volcano The definition of a volcano is a rupture in the Earth's crust where molten lava, hot ash, and gases from below the Earth’s crust escape into the air.
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firework Often, fireworks. a combustible or explosive device for producing a striking display of light or a loud noise, used for signaling or as part of a celebration. 2. fireworks. a pyrotechnic display. a display of violent temper or fierce activity.
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explode 1530s, to reject with scorn, from Latin explodere drive out or off by clapping, hiss off, hoot off, originally theatrical, to drive an actor off the stage by making noise, hence drive out, reject (a sense surviving in an exploded theory), from ex-out (see ex-) + plaudere to clap the hands, applaud, of uncertain origin.
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- Definition of explosion. 1 : the act or an instance of exploding injured in a laboratory explosion. 2 : a large-scale, rapid, or spectacular expansion or bursting out or forth the explosion of suburbia an explosion of red hair.
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EXPLODE explode-cause to burst with a violent release of energy; We exploded the nuclear bomb. blow up, detonate, set off. change integrity-change in physical make-up. fulminate-cause to explode violently and with loud noise.
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destroy Definition of destroy. transitive verb. 1 : to ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of destroyed the files; also : to ruin as if by tearing to shreds their reputation was destroyed a disease that destroys the body's ability to fight off illness … destroyed any hope of a return to past crackdowns … — George Brock.
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EXPLODE blow up; detonate; explode (burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction). Troponyms (each of the following is one way to detonate): fulminate (cause to explode violently and with loud noise).low up; detonate; explode (burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction). Troponyms (each of the following is one way to detonate): fulminate (cause to explode violently and with loud noise).
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Definitions &Translations Explode(verb) to burst with force and a loud report; to detonate, as a shell filled with powder or the like material, or as a boiler from too great pressure of steam. Explode(verb) to burst forth with sudden violence and noise; as, at this, his wrath exploded.
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EXPLODE Troponyms (each of the following is one way to explode): crump (explode heavily or with a loud dull noise). go off (be discharged or activated). belch; erupt; extravasate (become active and spew forth lava and rocks). Sentence frames: Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something.
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FINISH demolition - an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something wipeout, destruction conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; his death marked the ending of an era; when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show