show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"
A tool that permits you to "explode" selected polygons When used with the Deform function, you can easily create animations of exploding cars, starships, et cetera
If someone explodes, they express strong feelings suddenly and violently. Do you fear that you'll burst into tears or explode with anger in front of her? `What happened!' I exploded George caught the look and decided that Bess had better leave before she exploded
If someone explodes a theory or myth, they prove that it is wrong or impossible. Electricity privatisation has exploded the myth of cheap nuclear power
drive from the stage by noisy disapproval cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/ destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge
If an object such as a bomb explodes or if someone or something explodes it, it bursts loudly and with great force, often causing damage or injury. They were clearing up when the second bomb exploded A school bus was hit by gunfire which exploded the fuel tank
To drive from the stage by noisy expressions of disapprobation; to hoot off; to drive away or reject noisily; as, to explode a play
simultaneous searching of a general ("broader") subject heading and the more specific ("narrower") subject headings which fall under it For example, if you "explode" the term 'infant', you will also retrieve the more specific terms, 'infant, newborn', 'infant, premature' and more Without explode, you would retrieve only the broader term itself and not any of the more specific terms that might have been assigned by the indexer Explode utilizes the automatic OR' ing together of a MeSH term and the narrower terms associated with it
To separate the parts of an assembly in order to see all of the parts more clearly