to burst(= break apart) or make something burst loudly and violently, causing damage

to suddenly become very angry or dangerous

Tension between the two sides could explode at any time.

Suddenly Charles exploded with rage.

‘Of course there's something wrong!’ Jem exploded.

We all exploded into wild laughter.

to suddenly and quickly do something; to move suddenly with a lot of force

After ten minutes the game exploded into life.

to increase suddenly and very quickly in number

to show that something is not true, especially something that people believe

At last, a women's magazine to explode the myth that thin equals beautiful.

The report explodes the theory that there was a conspiracy.

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