Military. transitive. To explode (a mine). Also in figurative contexts.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > use of mines and explosives > use mines and explosives [verb (transitive)] > mine > explode a mine, etc. (6) spring1625 Military. transitive. To explode (a mine). Also in figurative contexts. vent1687 To explode or fire (a mine). Obsolete. rare. fire1699 transitive. To discharge (a gun, cannon, or other firearm); to shoot (a weapon). Also: to let off (a firework), to explode (a mine). to let off1714 To discharge with an explosion. Hence figurative. To fire off (a joke, speech, etc.). to let off steam: see steam, n. 7d. to set off1881 See simple trans. senses and off, adv.. To cause to go off or explode, let off. bump1915 transitive. Military slang (originally Navy). Of a vessel: to explode (a mine or minefield). Also: to strike (a target) with one or more… |
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