explode

Definition

  • verb: to suddenly break apart in a violent way with parts flying outward
  • verb: to drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
  • synonyms: detonate

Examples

  • The audience 'exploded' with/in/into laughter. [=everyone burst out laughing]

  • These occasional skirmishes may soon 'explode' into all-out war.

  • The book 'explodes' a number of myths/legends about his youth.

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