The birds suddenly exploded into flight. The building exploded in flames. She looked like she was ready to explode with anger.

Explode definition: to expand with force and noise because of rapid chemical change or decomposition, as gunpowder or nitroglycerine (implode ).. See examples of EXPLODE used in a sentence.

EXPLODED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of explode 2. to break up into pieces violently, or to cause…. Learn more.

exploded - showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another; "the manufacturer provided an exploded view of the apparatus"

Definition of explode verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] to burst (= break apart) or make something burst loudly and violently, causing damage synonym blow up. A second bomb exploded in a crowded market. The firework exploded in his hand.

Explode 's two most common meanings refer to a physically destructive act, most commonly a bomb going off, or metaphorically, as in your parents' sudden fury when they see your end-of …

exploded. Exploded generally means to burst or blow up suddenly and violently, typically causing damage or destruction.

Synonyms for EXPLODED: detonated, popped, blew, burst, bursted, crumped, shattered, went off; Antonyms of EXPLODED: collapsed, imploded, fizzled, unbroken, repaired, fixed, reconstructed, healed

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 …

Jul 6, 2025 · In English it used to mean to "drive out with violence and sudden noise" (from around 1660), and later meaning to "go off with a loud noise" (from around 1790). The sense of "bursting with destructive force" is first recorded around 1882.