Explosion and Exploding

noun

• A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction.
  • synonyms: detonation, blowup
• The act of exploding or bursting.
  • usage: "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"
  • synonyms: burst
• A sudden great increase.
  • usage: "the population explosion"; "the information explosion"
• The noise caused by an explosion.
  • usage: "the explosion was heard a mile away"
• The terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant.
  • synonyms: plosion
• A sudden outburst.
  • usage: "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage"
• A golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball. .

• (n.) The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas; as, the explosion of gunpowder, of fire damp,etc.
• (n.) A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc.
• (n.) A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited language, action, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath.

verb

• Cause to burst with a violent release of energy.
  • usage: "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
  • synonyms: explode, detonate, blow up, set off
• Burst outward, usually with noise.
  • usage: "The champagne bottle exploded"
  • synonyms: explode, burst
• Show a violent emotional reaction.
  • usage: "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"
  • synonyms: explode
• Be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise.
  • usage: "His anger exploded"
  • synonyms: explode, burst forth, break loose
• Destroy by exploding.
  • usage: "The enemy exploded the bridge"
  • synonyms: explode
• Cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/.
  • synonyms: explode
• Drive from the stage by noisy disapproval.
  • synonyms: explode
• Show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete.
  • synonyms: explode
• (v.) ()
  • synonyms: detonate, explode, blow up
• Increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner.
  • usage: "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"
  • synonyms: explode, irrupt