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exploded Meaning & Definition

Phonetic codes: IH0 K S P L OW1 D AH0 D

What Does Exploded Mean?

As a verb, exploded means simple past and past participle of explode. As an adjective, it means Having been subjected to an explosion; blown up.

Exploded Definition (Verb)

  1. simple past and past participle of explode

Exploded as an Adjective

  1. Having been subjected to an explosion; blown up.
  2. Having the appearance of being separated into component parts.

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  3. Ruined; gone; used up.

Verb

  1. To destroy with an explosion.

    The assassin exploded the car by means of a car bomb.

  2. To destroy violently or abruptly.

    They sought to explode the myth.

  3. To create an exploded view of.

    Explode the assembly drawing so that all the fasteners are visible.

  4. To disprove or debunk.
  5. To blast, to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.

    The bomb explodes.

  6. To make a violent or emotional outburst.

    She exploded when I criticised her hat.

  7. To increase suddenly.
  8. (PHP) To break (a delimited string of text) into several smaller strings by removing the separators.
  9. To decompress (data) that was previously imploded.
  10. To open all doors and hatches on an automobile.

Synonyms of Exploded

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Antonyms of Exploded

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Exploded in a Sentence

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The assassin exploded the car by means of a car bomb.

They sought to explode the myth.

Explode the assembly drawing so that all the fasteners are visible.

The bomb explodes.

She exploded when I criticised her hat.

Word Forms & Grammar

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