explode verb (BREAK APART)
B1 [ I or T ] to break up into pieces violently, or to cause something to do this:
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- If you pull the pin out of a hand-grenade, it'll explode.
- The plane dived towards the ground and exploded in a ball of flame.
- Witnesses reported seeing a huge orange fireball as the oil refinery exploded.
- The terrorists exploded the device just as a convoy was passing.
- She could hear the distant sound of fireworks exploding.
explode verb (EMOTION)
explode verb (INCREASE)
› [ I ] to increase very quickly:
The population has exploded in the last ten years.
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explode verb (PROVE FALSE)
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