Explode vs. Implode

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  • Explode (verb)

    To destroy with an explosion.

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

  • Explode (verb)

    To destroy violently or abruptly.

    “They sought to explode the myth.”

  • Explode (verb)

    To create an exploded view of.

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

  • Explode (verb)

    To disprove or debunk.

  • Explode (verb)

    To blast, to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.

    “The bomb explodes.”

  • Explode (verb)

    To make a violent or emotional outburst.

    “She exploded when I criticised her hat.”

  • Explode (verb)

    To break (a delimited string of text) into several smaller strings by removing the separators.

  • Explode (verb)

    To decompress (data) that was previously imploded.

  • Implode (verb)

    To collapse or burst inward violently.

  • Implode (verb)

    To compress (data) with a particular algorithm.

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