to undergo a rapid chemical or nuclear reaction with the production of noise, heat, and violent expansion of gases
to burst violently as a result of pressure
said of numbers, populations, etc: to expand rapidly
to give expression to sudden, violent, and usu noisy emotion
He exploded with anger
to cause (something) to explode or burst noisily
to demonstrate the falsity of (a belief or theory) or the non-existence of (a theoretical entity)
explode a rumour
The only small satisfaction I have … is that your friend Bunbury is quite exploded — Oscar Wilde
exploder noun
[Latin explodere to drive off the stage by clapping, from ex-1 + plaudere to clap]