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explode

verb

  • Cause to burst with a violent release of energy.
    • usage: "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
  • Burst outward, usually with noise.
    • usage: "The champagne bottle exploded"
  • Show a violent emotional reaction.
    • usage: "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"
  • Be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise.
    • usage: "His anger exploded"
  • Destroy by exploding.
    • usage: "The enemy exploded the bridge"
  • Cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/.
  • Drive from the stage by noisy disapproval.
  • Show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete.
  • (v.) ()
  • Increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner.
    • usage: "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
  • (v.t.) To bring into disrepute, and reject; to drive from notice and acceptance; as, to explode a scheme, fashion or doctrine.
  • (v.t.) To drive out with violence and noise, as by powder.
  • (v.t.) To cause to explode or burst noisily; to detonate; as, to explode powder by touching it with fire.
  • (v.i.) To burst with force and a loud report; to detonate, as a shell filled with powder or the like material or as a boiler from too great pressure of steam.
  • (v.t.) To drive from the stage by noisy expressions of disapprobation; to hoot off; to drive away or reject noisily; as, to explode a play.
  • (v.i.) To burst forth with sudden violence and noise; as, at this, his wrath exploded.
  • (v.i.) To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
opened

verb

  • Cause to open or to become open.
    • usage: "Mary opened the car door"
  • Start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning.
    • usage: "open a business"
  • Become open.
    • usage: "The door opened"
  • Begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc..
    • usage: "He opened the meeting with a long speech"
  • Spread out or open from a closed or folded state.
    • usage: "open the map"; "spread your arms"
  • Make available.
    • usage: "This opens up new possibilities"
  • Become available.
    • usage: "an opportunity opened up"
  • Have an opening or passage or outlet.
    • usage: "The bedrooms open into the hall"
  • Make the opening move.
    • usage: "Kasparov opened with a standard opening"
  • Afford access to.
    • usage: "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
  • Display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer.

adjective

  • Used of mouth or eyes.
    • usage: "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened"
  • Made open or clear.
    • usage: "the newly opened road"
  • Not sealed or having been unsealed.
    • usage: "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(imp.&p.p.) of Open.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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