violence of an explosive

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• Violence in sports — can result in chaotic brawls, both by athletes and fans. They may involve beer bottles, sinks from stadiums, improvised stabbing utensils, stadium seats, and whatever else may be found on hand.In sports which are inherently violent, violence… …   Wikipedia

• Explosive — Ex*plo sive, a. [Cf. F. explosif.] Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• explosive — [ek splō′siv, iksplō′siv] adj. 1. of, causing, or having the nature of, an explosion 2. tending to explode; esp., tending to burst forth noisily 3. likely to explode, as in violence [an explosive situation] 4. Phonet. PLOSIVE n. 1. a substance… …   English World dictionary

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• explosive — explosively, adv. explosiveness, n. /ik sploh siv/, adj. 1. tending or serving to explode: an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance. 2. pertaining to or of the nature of an explosion: explosive violence. 3. likely to lead to… …   Universalium

• Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2004 — This page is a partial listing of incidents of violence in the Israeli Palestinian conflict in 2004. * IDT = Israeli (civilians/soldiers) killed by Palestinians; cumulative * PDT = Palestinians (unarmed/armed) killed by Israelis; cumulative.… …   Wikipedia

• violence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Characterized by physical force Nouns 1. violence, vehemence, intensity, impetuosity; boisterousness; turbulence, riot, row, rumpus, devil to pay, the fat in the fire; turmoil, disorder; agitation; storm …   English dictionary for students

• Explosive weapon — An explosive weapon generally uses high explosive to project blast and/or fragmentation from a point of detonation. Explosive weapons may be subdivided by their method of manufacture into explosive ordnance and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) …   Wikipedia

• explosive — ex•plo•sive [[t]ɪkˈsploʊ sɪv[/t]] adj. 1) tending or serving to explode: an explosive temper[/ex] 2) pertaining to or of the nature of an explosion: explosive violence[/ex] 3) likely to lead to violence or hostility: an explosive issue[/ex] 4)… …   From formal English to slang

• explosive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See violence, danger. n. dynamite, TNT, nitroglycerin. See violence, arms. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Eruptive] Syn. bursting, detonating, dangerous, convulsive, fulminating, atomic, fulminant,… …   English dictionary for students

• explosive — ex|plo|sive1 [ıkˈspləusıv US ˈsplou ] adj 1.) able or likely to explode ▪ Because the gas is highly explosive , it needs to be kept in high pressure containers. ▪ A small explosive device (=bomb) was set off outside the UN headquarters today. 2.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English