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The Meaning of explode
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(v. i.) To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.
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(v. i.) 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.
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(v. i.) To burst forth with sudden violence and noise; as, at this, his wrath exploded.
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(v. t.) To drive from the stage by noisy expressions of disapprobation; to hoot off; to drive away or reject noisily; as, to explode a play.
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(v. t.) To bring into disrepute, and reject; to drive from notice and acceptance; as, to explode a scheme, fashion, or doctrine.
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(v. t.) To cause to explode or burst noisily; to detonate; as, to explode powder by touching it with fire.
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(v. t.) To drive out with violence and noise, as by powder.
Rhymes
abode
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anode
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bestowed
,
bestrode
,
blowed
,
boatload
,
bode
,
bowed
,
brode
,
busload
,
carload
,
caseload
,
cathode
,
coad
,
code
,
coed
,
commode
,
corrode
,
crossroad
,
crowed
,
decode
,
diode
,
elbowed
,
encode
,
episode
,
erode
,
flowed
,
forebode
,
goad
,
goedde
,
goede
,
grode
,
implode
,
inroad
,
kanode
,
knode
,
knowed
,
load
,
lode
,
m-code
,
methode
,
microcode
,
moad
,
mode
,
mowed
,
nematode
,
node
,
ode
,
out-mode
,
outmode
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overflowed
,
overload
,
overrode
,
owed
,
payload
,
railroad
,
reload
,
rhoad
,
rhode
,
road
,
rode
,
roed
,
rohde
,
shipload
,
shoad
,
showed
,
shrode
,
slowed
,
snowed
,
sowed
,
spode
,
stowed
,
strode
,
thode
,
toad
,
towed
,
truckload
,
unbowed
,
unload
,
workload