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

3 days ago · EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — East Providence officials are taking a closer look at a piece of equipment that exploded at a manufacturing facility earlier this week, sending 11 workers to …

exploded, exploding to expand with force and noise because of rapid chemical change or decomposition, as gunpowder or nitroglycerine (implode ). to burst, fly into pieces, or break up …

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

to move or act suddenly and quickly with force: [no object] to explode in laughter. disprove:[~ + object] The new findings about the solar system explode the present theories. See -plaud-, -plod-. ex•plode …

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. …

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 …

Jan 22, 2026 · explode (third-person singular simple present explodes, present participle exploding, simple past and past participle exploded) (intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow …

Definition of explode verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] to burst (= break apart) or make something burst loudly and violently, causing damage synonym blow …

Explode 's two most common meanings refer to a physically destructive act, most commonly a bomb going off, or metaphorically, as in your parents' sudden fury when they see your end-of-year grades. …