explode

explode is a 7-letter English word with 17 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 19 · 17 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.
2. intransitive 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.
3. intransitive verb. To burst forth with sudden violence and noise; as, at this, his wrath exploded.
4. transitive verb. To drive from the stage by noisy expressions of disapprobation; to hoot off; to drive away or reject noisily; as, to explode a play.
5. transitive verb. To bring into disrepute, and reject; to drive from notice and acceptance; as, to explode a scheme, fashion, or doctrine.
6. transitive verb. To cause to explode or burst noisily; to detonate; as, to explode powder by touching it with fire.
7. transitive verb. To drive out with violence and noise, as by powder.
8. verb. increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner

   "The population of India is exploding"

   "The island's rodent population irrupted"

   Synonyms: irrupt

9. verb. burst outward, usually with noise

   "The champagne bottle exploded"

   Synonyms: burst

10. verb. burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction

    "the bomb detonated at noon"

    "The Molotov cocktail exploded"

    Synonyms: detonate

11. verb. be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise

    "His anger exploded"

12. verb. cause to burst with a violent release of energy

    "We exploded the nuclear bomb"

    Synonyms: detonate

13. verb. show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
14. verb. show a violent emotional reaction

    "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"

15. verb. drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
16. verb. cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
17. verb. destroy by exploding

    "The enemy exploded the bridge"

Synonyms

irrupt, burst, detonate

Common word forms

exploded, exploder, explodes, exploding

Words from these letters

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