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verb

Explode v. t.

1.

To drive from the stage by noisy expressions of disapprobation; to hoot off; to drive away or reject noisily; as, to explode a play. (Obs.) "Him old and young Exploded, and seized with violent hands."

2.

To bring into disrepute, and reject; to drive from notice and acceptance; as, to explode a scheme, fashion, or doctrine. "Old exploded contrivances of mercantile fraud." "To explode and exterminate dark atheism."

3.

To cause to explode or burst noisily; to detonate; as, to explode powder by touching it with fire.

4.

To drive out with violence and noise, as by powder. "But late the kindled powder did explode The massy ball and the brass tube unload."

Explode v. i. (past & past part. exploded; pres. part. exploding)

1.

To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as, gunpowder explodes.

2.

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.

3.

To burst forth with sudden violence and noise; as, at this, his wrath exploded.

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Etymology of 'Explode'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Explode" Quotes from Famous Books

... Drummond Street in pretending to be poor boys, and asking the passers-by for charity,—especially old ladies, one of whom told us she 'had no money for beggar-boys.' On these adventures, when the old ladies were quite staggered by the impudence of the demand, Dickens would explode with laughter and take ...

— The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete • John Forster

... was that finally adopted by the board. It was that a certain kind of powder, known as 'B' powder, degenerates under heat, and becomes, in time, extremely combustible, so that it will sometimes explode ...

— The Destroyer - A Tale of International Intrigue • Burton Egbert Stevenson

... from his aunt. Besides, though he is to be a Lothario (in so far as we can manage it) he is not at present aware of this, and has made none of the necessary arrangements; if one of his lamps is knocked over it will certainly explode; and there cannot be a secret door without its leading into the adjoining house. (Theatres keep special kinds of architects to design their rooms.) There is indeed a little cupboard where his crockery is kept, and if Amy is careful she might be able to squeeze in there. ...

— Alice Sit-By-The-Fire • J. M. Barrie

... another space forever, as the counteracting, gravitational field of the outer layers was removed for a moment, and only its own enormous density affected space, writhed and collapsed upon itself, to explode into a mighty sea of flames. Planets it formed, we know, by a process such as can happen when ...

— Invaders from the Infinite • John Wood Campbell

... the half-dozen appeared to be working her full complement of sweeps, while another was hobbling off under the impulse of but a single pair. Shells, though they be of but four-inches diameter, are capable of inflicting serious damage when they hit and explode. ...

— The First Mate - The Story of a Strange Cruise • Harry Collingwood

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