Synonyms:
explode, detonate, blow_up, set_off
Meaning: cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
Synonyms:
explode, burst
Meaning: burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"
Synonyms:
explode
Meaning: show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"
Synonyms:
explode, burst_forth, break_loose
Meaning: be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger exploded"
Usage examples
They had sufficient power to penetrate the plates of a submarine, and were furnished with an automatic detonator, which caused the bursting charge to explode three seconds after impact.
For the owners of the smaller grade of craft it was a material point in recommendation of this movement that, having no boiler or other parts liable to explode and wreck the vessel, an oil engine may be worked without the attendance of a certificated engineer.
Imagine a shell travelling in an elliptic orbit round the earth to suddenly explode: the centre of gravity of all its fragments would continue moving along precisely the same path as had been traversed by the centre of the shell before explosion, and would complete its orbit quite undisturbed.