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explode | explodey |

As a verb explode

is to destroy with an explosion.

As an adjective explodey is

(slang) explosive; tending to explode.

explode

English

(explosion)

Alternative forms

* asplode, esplode (all non-standard)

Verb

(explod)
  • To destroy with an explosion.
    • The assassin exploded the car by means of a car bomb.
  • To destroy violently or abruptly.
    • They sought to explode the myth.
  • To create an exploded view.
    • Explode the assembly drawing so that all the fasteners are visible.
  • (archaic) To disprove or debunk.
  • *, II, 344
    • Astrology is required by many famous physiciansdoubted of, and exploded by others.
  • To blast, to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
    • The bomb explodes .
  • (figuratively) To make a violent or emotional outburst.
    • She exploded when I criticised her hat.
  • * 1902 , Albert R. Carman, “My Bridal Trip” (short story), in The Canadian Magazine , Volume 20, Number 1 (November 1902), page 15:
    • “Nonsense!” Jack exploded at me. “Why Miss Bertram here knocked that theory into a cocked hat coming over on the train.”
  • (computing, programming, PHP) To break (a delimited string of text) into several smaller strings by removing the separators.
  • * 2004 , Hugh E. Williams, ?David Lane, Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL
    • The third check uses the exploded data stored in the array $parts and the function checkdate() to test if the date is a valid calendar date.
  • To decompress (data) that was previously imploded.
  • * 1992 , "Steve Tibbett", PKZIP Implode compression/decompression.'' (on newsgroup ''comp.compression )
    • I'm looking for some code that will implode data using the PKZIP method.. and explode it. PKWare sells an object that you can link with that does the job, and we have licensed this, but we are now writing 32 bit code for MS-DOS and the PKWare stuff won't work

    Synonyms

    * unstring

    explodey

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) Explosive; tending to explode.
  • * 2009 , Jen Lancaster, Pretty in Plaid , p. 127:
    • The show will be just like Woodstock, only, you know, more explodey .
  • * 2007 , Charles Stross, Halting State , p. 319:
    • The display has little explodey pink love-hearts twinkling and falling to either side of the multi-coloured numbers.
  • * 2005 , Katie Maxwell, Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Hotties? , p. 109:
    • I patted Fang's sides for his spleen, wondering just what I was going to do if I could feel it all swollen and explodey and stuff.
  • * 2004 , Kaz Cooke, Kid Wrangling: Real Guide to Caring for Babies, Toddlers, and Little Kids? , p. 151:
    • The first sleep through is often a big surprise to the parents, especially a breastfeeding mom with explodey -feeling boobs.
  • * 1907 , Eleanor Gates, Cupid, the Cow-Punch , p. 48:
    • Somehow, though, as the parson come 'long- side the post-office, most anybody wouldn't 'a' liked the way thinks looked. You could sorta smell somethin' explodey .