Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)explode, burstburst outward, usually with noise“The champagne bottle exploded” (v)explodeshow a violent emotional reaction“The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary” (v)explodedestroy by exploding“The enemy exploded the bridge” (v)explodecause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/ (v)explodedrive from the stage by noisy disapproval (v)explodeshow (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete (v)detonate, explode, blow upburst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction“the bomb detonated at noon”,
“The Molotov cocktail exploded” (v)explode, irruptincrease rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner“The population of India is exploding”,
“The island's rodent population irrupted”