| VERB | change | explode, detonate, blow up, set off | cause to burst with a violent release of energy |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | explode, burst | burst outward, usually with noise | |
| cognition | explode | show a violent emotional reaction | |
| change | explode, burst forth, break loose | be unleashed | |
| contact | explode | destroy by exploding | |
| communication | explode | cause to burst as a result of air pressure | |
| communication | explode | drive from the stage by noisy disapproval | |
| cognition | explode | show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete | |
| change | explode, detonate, blow up | burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction | |
| change | explode, irrupt | increase / increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner |
| Sounds | ihksplow'd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abode ... workload: 51 rhymes with owd... | |
| Meaning | Cause to burst with a violent release of energy. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "We exploded the nuclear bomb" | |
| Synonyms | detonate, blow up, set off | |
| Cause to | detonate, explode, blow up | Burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction |
| Narrower | dynamite | Blow up with dynamite |
| fulminate | Cause to explode / explode violently and with loud noise | |
| Broader | change integrity | change in physical make-up |
| Spanish | detonar, explosionar, explotar | |
| Catalan | detonar, explosionar, explotar | |
| Nouns | explosion | the act of exploding / exploding or bursting |
| explosion | a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction | |
| Meaning | Burst outward, usually with noise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The champagne bottle exploded" | |
| Synonym | burst | |
| Narrower | crump | explode heavily or with a loud dull noise |
| erupt, belch, extravasate | Become active and spew forth lava and rocks | |
| go off | Be discharged or activated | |
| Broader | change integrity | change in physical make-up |
| Opposite | implode, go off | Burst inward / inward |
| Spanish | detonar, estallar, explosionar, explotar, reventar | |
| Catalan | detonar, esclatar, explosionar, explotar, petar | |
| Nouns | explosion | the act of exploding / exploding or bursting |
| Meaning | show a violent emotional reaction. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary" | |
| Broader | react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something |
| Spanish | estallar, explotar | |
| Meaning | Be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "His anger exploded" | |
| Synonyms | burst forth, break loose | |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Spanish | estallar, explotar | |
| Catalan | esclatar, explotar | |
| Nouns | explosion | a sudden outburst |
| Meaning | Destroy by exploding. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The enemy exploded the bridge" | |
| Broader | destroy, ruin | Destroy completely |
| Spanish | explosionar, explotar, reventar | |
| Catalan | detonar, esclatar, explosionar, explotar, petar, rebentar-se | |
| Meaning | Cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way |
| Spanish | distender, explotar | |
| Catalan | distendir, explotar | |
| Nouns | explosion | the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant |
| Meaning | Drive from the stage by noisy disapproval. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Entails | boo, hiss | show displeasure, as after a performance or speech |
| Broader | condemn | declare or judge unfit for use or habitation |
| Spanish | reventar | |
| Meaning | show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | disprove, confute | prove to be false |
| Spanish | desmentir, hundir | |
| Meaning | Burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The Molotov cocktail exploded" | |
| Synonyms | detonate, blow up | |
| Caused by | explode, detonate, blow up, set off | Cause to burst with a violent release of energy |
| Spanish | detonar, explotar | |
| Catalan | detonar, explotar | |
| Meaning | increase / increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | irrupt | |
| Broader | increase | Become bigger or greater in amount |
| Spanish | dispararse | |
| Catalan | disparar-se, pujar | |
| Nouns | explosion | a sudden great increase / increase / increase |
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