exploding (verb)

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• explode — [c]/əkˈsploʊd / (say uhk splohd), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (exploded, exploding) –verb (i) 1. to expand with force and noise because of rapid chemical change or decomposition, as gunpowder, nitroglycerine, etc. 2. to burst, fly into pieces, or break… …  

• explode — verb 1) a bomb has exploded Syn: blow up, detonate, go off, burst (apart), fly apart, erupt 2) exploding the first atomic device Syn: detonate, set off, let off, discharge Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

• explode — verb 1) a bomb has exploded Syn: blow up, detonate, go off, burst, erupt 2) exploding an atomic device Syn: detonate, set off, let off, discharge 3) he just …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• explode — verb (exploded; exploding) Etymology: Latin explodere to drive off the stage by clapping, from ex + plaudere to clap Date: 1605 transitive verb 1. archaic to drive from the stage by noisy disapproval 2. to bring into disrepute or discredit …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• explode — verb 1 blow up ADVERB ▪ simultaneously ▪ 20 bombs exploded almost simultaneously. ▪ accidentally, prematurely ▪ A bomb might explode prematurely. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• discharge — verb (discharged, discharging) –verb (t) /dɪsˈtʃadʒ / (say dis chahj) 1. to relieve of a charge or load; unload (a ship, etc.). 2. to remove, send forth, or get rid of (a charge, lead, etc.). 3. to fire; shoot: discharge a gun. 4. to pour forth,… …  

• defuse — verb 1》 remove the fuse from (an explosive device) in order to prevent it from exploding. 2》 reduce the danger or tension in (a difficult situation) …   English new terms dictionary

• defuse — verb (T) 1 to improve a difficult or dangerous situation, for example by making people less angry or by dealing with the causes of a problem: We believe that greater economic stability might defuse the current crisis. | defuse tension/anger/fears …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• explode — verb 1 BURST (I, T) to burst, or to make something burst, into small pieces, usually with a loud noise and in a way that causes damage: We sat in the bomb shelter listening to the enemy shells exploding. compare implode 2 GET ANGRY (I) to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• self-destruct — verb (I) if something such as a bomb self destructs, it destroys itself, usually by exploding self destruct adjective: a self destruct mechanism …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• live — live1 [ lıv ] verb *** ▸ 1 be/stay alive ▸ 2 have home in place ▸ 3 have kind of life ▸ 4 keep alive certain way ▸ 5 continue to exist ▸ 6 have interesting life ▸ 7 be kept in certain place ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to be or stay alive: She s …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English