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noun
- An explosion.
- (chiefly US) The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.
- (slang, mining) An explosive product.
- A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
- (Ireland, colloquial, slang) strong smell (of)
- (mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
- (vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
- (slang, US, Boston area) An abrupt left turn.
- An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.
- A sudden percussive noise.
- (slang) An injection, a shot (of a narcotic drug).
- (slang) A thrill.
- a conspicuous success
- a sudden very loud noise
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
- a vigorous blow
adv
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verb
- (slang, ambitransitive, vulgar) To engage in sexual intercourse.
- (transitive, slang, drugs) To inject intravenously.
- (intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
- (US, slang) To gangbang; to participate in street gang criminal activity.
- (New England, slang, intransitive) To make a turn in a vehicle; to hang a right, left, or uey.
- (transitive) To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).
- (ambitransitive) To hit hard.
- (Nigeria, slang) To fail, especially an exam; to flunk.
- (intransitive, stative, slang) To be excellent; to be banging
- (with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
- to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
- strike violently
- close violently
- have sexual intercourse with
- move noisily
- leap, jerk, bang
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- destroy by exploding
- (transitive) To destroy with an explosion.
- drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
- show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
- show a violent emotional reaction
- burst outward, usually with noise
- cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
- increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
- be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
- cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
- (intransitive, board gaming) Of a die, to produce the highest face result and consequently reroll.
- (transitive, computing) To decompress (data) that was previously imploded.
- (transitive) To create an exploded view of.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To make a violent or emotional outburst; to suddenly give expression to powerful and often negative or unpleasant emotion, especially anger.
- (transitive) To open all doors and hatches on an automobile.
- (intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
- (mathematics) To increase arbitrarily or boundlessly.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To increase suddenly.
- (slang, vulgar) To ejaculate.
- (computing, programming, PHP) To break (a delimited string of text) into several smaller strings by removing the separators.
- (transitive) To destroy violently or abruptly.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To emerge suddenly.
noun
- The sound of an explosion.
- the act of exploding or bursting
- the noise caused by an explosion
- A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.
- A sudden, uncontrolled or rapid increase, expansion, or bursting out.
- the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
- a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
- a sudden outburst
- a sudden great increase
- a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
noun
- An explosion in other equipment.
- (firefighting) Alternative form of back fire.
- A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
- An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
- a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
- the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
- a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
- a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
verb
- (intransitive) Of a reciprocating engine, to experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
- (firefighting) To set a back fire (small, controlled fire to limit spread of a larger fire).
- (idiomatic, transitive) To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
- (intransitive) Of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc., to fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
- come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
- emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
- set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
noun
- an explosion (as of dynamite)
- An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- intense adverse criticism
- a sudden very loud noise
- a strong current of air
- a very long fly ball
- a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
- (cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
- A verbal attack or punishment; a severe criticism or reprimand.
- (figuratively, informal) A good time; an enjoyable moment.
- A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.
- (countable) A loud, sudden sound.
- (marketing) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
- The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
- A flatulent disease of sheep.
- A sudden pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
- A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
- The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
- (bodybuilding, slang) A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.
- A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
- (uncountable, broadcasting) Unwanted noise from a microphone.
verb
- shatter as if by explosion
- make a strident sound
- apply a draft or strong wind to to
- hit with great force
- use explosives on
- create by using explosives
- criticize harshly or violently
- shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
- make with or as if with an explosion
- fire a shot; release
- (transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
- (bodybuilding, slang) To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.
- (transitive) To blight or wither.
- (transitive) To curse; to damn.
- (transitive) To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
- (transitive) To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
- (transitive) To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- (transitive, informal) To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot; to attack or shoot (someone or a place).
- (soccer) To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
- (intransitive) To make a loud noise.
- (biology, informal, transitive) To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
- (transitive, science fiction) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
- (transitive) To shatter, as if by an explosion.
intj
noun
- an explosion that fails to occur
- someone who is unsuccessful
- an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
- A lottery ticket that does not give a payout.
- (informal) A failure of any kind.
- (informal) A loser; an unlucky person.
- (informal) A device or machine that is useless because it does not work properly or has failed to work, such as a bomb, or explosive projectile.
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verb
verb
- shatter as if by explosion
- cause to come or go down
- knock down with force
- (transitive, informal) To drink fast.
- (transitive) To approve a drinking toast by banging glasses on the table.
- (transitive, usually passive voice) To disassemble for shipment.
- (transitive, slang, Australia) To spend extravagantly for a celebration.
- (transitive) To sell.
- (transitive) At an auction, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel.
- (transitive, informal) To reduce the price of.
- (transitive) To embezzle.
- (transitive) To reject or override a decision.
- (transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To introduce (someone) to another, especially to a woman.
- (transitive) To demolish.
- (transitive) To sentence (someone) to prison or other sentence.
- (transitive) To hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.
- (transitive, firefighting) To reduce the burning of (a fire), as by cooling it with water or dirt.
- (transitive) To accumulate money, usually through crime.
noun
- the act of exploding or bursting
- a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
- a sudden intense happening
- rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
- An act or instance of bursting.
- A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.
- (military) The explosion of a bomb or missile.
- A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.
verb
- come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
- burst outward, usually with noise
- break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
- cause to burst
- emerge suddenly
- be in a state of movement or action
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- move suddenly, energetically, or violently
- (transitive) To produce as an effect of bursting.
- (intransitive) To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.
- (intransitive) To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
- (transitive) To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.
- (intransitive) To break from internal pressure.
- (transitive) To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.
- (transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
adj
adj
- Having the character of an explosion.
- serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
- Able to, or likely to, explode.
- (slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.
- (figurative) Rapidly accelerating.
- (figurative) Shocking; startling.
- (cellular automata) Of a specific cellular automaton rule, tending to exhibit infinite and unpredictable growth when starting from finite random patterns.
- sudden and loud
- liable to lead to sudden change or violence
noun
verb
- cause to explode violently and with loud noise
- criticize severely
- come on suddenly and intensely
- (intransitive, figuratively) To make a verbal attack.
- (intransitive) To thunder or make a loud noise.
- (transitive, figuratively) To issue as a denunciation.
- (figurative) to act as lightning, appearing quickly and destructively
noun
noun
- the act of detonating an explosive
- a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
- (by extension) Any sudden explosion made by an exothermic process (whether chemical or not) that produces a supersonic shock wave.
- (mechanical engineering) Engine knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines.
- (chemistry) An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.
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verb
adj
noun
- Initialism of fuel-air explosion.
- (psychology) Initialism of fundamental attribution error.
- Initialism of field applications engineer.
- (military) Initialism of fuel-air explosive (“thermobaric weapon”).
- a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below
verb
- burst open with a sharp, explosive sound
- cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound
- appear suddenly or unexpectedly; happen unexpectedly
- put or thrust suddenly and forcefully
- hit or strike
- bulge outward
- fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise
- release suddenly
- take drugs, especially orally
- drink down entirely
- cause to make a sharp explosive sound
- make a sharp explosive noise
- hit a pop-fly
- (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate; to orgasm.
- (transitive, slang) To pawn (something) (to raise money).
- (transitive, slang) To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.
- (intransitive, slang) To give birth.
- (intransitive, with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.
- (intransitive) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
- (transitive, informal) To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.
- (transitive, UK, Australia) To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
- (intransitive, of the ears) To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.
- (African-American Vernacular) To sexually penetrate.
- (ergative) To burst (something) with a popping sound.
- (transitive, slang) To arrest.
- (dance) To perform the popping style of dance.
- (intransitive) To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.
- (music) To pull a string away from the fretboard and release it so that it snaps back.
- (transitive) To hit (something or someone).
- (intransitive, often with over, round, along, in, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.
- (transitive, slang) To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To occur or happen.
adj
noun
- a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
- an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
- music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
- (colloquial) A lollipop.
- (US, mostly in plural) A small, immature peanut, boiled as a snack.
- (colloquial, in the phrase "a pop") A quantity dispensed; a portion; apiece.
- (Russian Orthodoxy, uncommon) A Russian Orthodox parish priest.
- (physics) The sixth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, jounce, crackle), i.e. the rate of change of crackle.
- A bird, the European redwing.
- (computing) The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
- (countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
- Population.
- (professional wrestling slang) A (usually very) loud audience reaction.
- Something that stands out or is distinctive to the mind or senses.
- Pop music.
- (colloquial) Ellipsis of freeze pop.
- (music) The pulling of a string away from the fretboard and releasing it so that it snaps back.
- (uncountable, regional, Midwestern US, Canada, Inland Northern American, Midlands, Northwestern US, Western Pennsylvania, Northern England) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
- (colloquial, endearing) One's father.
- A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
- (countable, regional, Midwestern US, Inland Northern American, Northwestern US, Canada, Western Pennsylvania) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; a soda pop.
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noun
- Initialism of high explosive.
- Initialism of home economics.
- Initialism of human era (“current epoch”).
- Initialism of hydrogen embrittlement.
- Initialism of higher education.
- Initialism of health education.
- Initialism of His Excellency / Her Excellency.
- Initialism of home entertainment.
- Abbreviation of hydroelectricity.
- Initialism of His Eminence.
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- A set of bombs or mines released as part of the same blast.
- (music) A secundal chord of three or more notes.
- (US) In full oak leaf cluster: a small bronze or silver device shaped like a twig of oak leaves and acorns which is worn on a ribbon to indicate that the wearer has been conferred the same award or decoration before; an oakleaf.
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- A number of individuals (animals or people) collected in one place or grouped together; a crowd, a mob, a swarm.
- (epidemiology) A group of cases of the same disease occurring around the same place or time.
- (linguistics) Synonym of lexical bundle (“a sequence of two or more words that occur in a language with high frequency but are not idiomatic”).
- (phonetics) A pronounceable group of consonants that occur together: a consonant cluster.
- (physical chemistry) An ensemble of bound atoms (especially of a metal) or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.
- A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block (noun)).
- A group of computers that work together.
- (statistics) In cluster analysis: a subset of a population whose members are similar enough to each other and distinct from others as to be considered a separate group; also, such a grouping in a set of observed data that is statistically significant.
- (slang) Euphemistic form of clusterfuck (“a chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong”).
- (astronomy) A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other.
- a grouping of a number of similar things
verb
- (intransitive) To form a cluster or group; to assemble, to gather.
- To cover (with clusters); to scatter or strew in clusters (within); to distribute (objects) within such that they form clusters.
- To collect (animals, people, objects, data points, etc) into clusters (noun noun sense 1).
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
noun
- an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
- strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
- an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
- (South India, colloquial) A fart.
- (slang) A highly potent joint (cannabis cigarette).
- (informal, in combination) A piece of food, often small, usually intensely flavored.
- (colloquial) An act of jumping into water while keeping one's arms and legs tucked into the body, as in a squatting position, to maximize splashing.
- (in combination) A bag or balloon containing a substance such as water, flour, or paint, designed to burst and splatter.
- (colloquial, figurative) Anything that is at risk of exploding (literally) or that has exploded.
- (figurative) Events or conditions that have a speedy destructive effect.
- (basketball, slang) A throw into the basket from a considerable distance.
- (chiefly British, India, slang) A very attractive woman.
- An obscene word identified by its first letter.
- A cyclone whose central pressure drops at an average rate of at least one millibar per hour for at least 24 hours.
- (US, Australia, informal) A car in poor condition.
- (often in combination) An action or statement that causes a strong reaction.
- (American football, slang) A long forward pass.
- (slang) A woman’s breast.
- (chemistry) A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure.
- An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.
- (chiefly British, slang) A success; the bomb.
- (rugby, soccer, slang) A high kick that sends the ball relatively straight up so players can get under it before it comes down.
- (colloquial) Any explosive charge.
- (slang) A failure; an unpopular commercial product.
- (professional wrestling) A professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and then slammed back-first down to the mat.
- (UK, Australia, slang) A large amount of money.
- (slang) A recreational drug ground up, wrapped, and swallowed.
verb
- throw bombs at or attack with bombs
- fail to get a passing grade
- To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs, in order to maximise the resulting splash.
- (slang) Synonym of parachute (“wrap illicit drugs in a covering before swallowing them”).
- (transitive, intransitive) To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.
- (reflexive) To make oneself drunk.
- (transitive, figuratively, often with with) To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing.
- (especially with along, down, up etc.) To move at high speed.
- (intransitive, computing) To crash.
- (transitive, slang) To make a smelly mess in (a toilet).
- (ambitransitive) To fail dismally.
- To cover an area in many graffiti tags.
- To add an excessive amount of chlorine to a pool when it has not been maintained properly.
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noun
- an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
- (informal, proscribed) A stick of trinitrotoluene (TNT).
- (slang) A strong drug, in particular heroin, cocaine or potent marijuana.
- A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.
- (figuratively, slang, uncountable) Anything exceptionally dangerous, exciting or wonderful.
verb
- make an explosive sound
- utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
- spit up in an explosive manner
- climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
- cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
- (ambitransitive) To speak so rapidly as to emit saliva; to utter words hastily and indistinctly, with a spluttering sound, as in rage.
- (ambitransitive) To throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a noise like that made by one sputtering.
- (physics, intransitive) To cause surface atoms or electrons of a solid to be ejected by bombarding it with heavy atoms or ions.
- (intransitive) To emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.
- (physics, transitive) To coat the surface of an object by sputtering.
noun
noun
- a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive
- a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
- (weaponry) A type of thermobaric weapon.
- An early design for an aerosol can: a refillable hand-sized steel can charged with a pressurized liquefied gas and a product to be expelled as a mist or a foam.
noun
- A fuse for an explosive.
- (US) A colored flare used as a warning on a railroad.
- A large friction match.
- A light musket or firelock.
- One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.
- A conical, grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.
- a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
- a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
verb
- (transitive) To cause to explode.
- (intransitive, figurative) To express sudden anger.
- (intransitive) To explode, blow up
- (especially) To combust or decompose supersonically via shock compression.
- cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
verb
noun
- A violent explosion, or the pattern (likened to the shape of a star) supposed to be made by such an explosion.
- (typography) A symbol similar to an asterisk, but with additional rays: ✺.
- (astronomy) A period in time during which a region of space experiences an unusually high rate of star formation.
- (astronomy) A region of space with an unusually high rate of star formation.
adj
- charged with an explosive
- highly reverberant
- elastic; rebounds readily
- possessing life
- charged or energized with electricity
- in current use or ready for use
- capable of erupting
- abounding with life and energy
- of current relevance
- actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
- exerting force or containing energy
- (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
- Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
- (entertainment, performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
- (broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
- (of a performance or speech) In person.
- (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
- Being in a state of ignition; burning.
- (programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
- Having active properties; being energized.
- (film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
- (sports) Still in active play.
- Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
- (poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
- Taken from a living animal.
- Being in existence; actual.
- Able to fire or explode (of firearms or explosives).
- (linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.
- Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
- (card games) Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
- (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
adv
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- pursue a positive and satisfying existence
- support oneself
- be an inhabitant of or reside in
- have life, be alive
- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
- continue to live and avoid dying
- (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
- (intransitive, informal) (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
- (intransitive, followed by on, upon, or by) To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
- (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
- (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
- (intransitive) To outlast danger; (of a ship or boat) to float.
- (intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
- (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
- (transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
- (intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
- (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
- (intransitive) To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
verb
- come off due to an explosion or other strong force
- (transitive) To vent, usually, to reduce pressure in a container.
- (transitive, slang) To perform oral sex on (someone); to give a blowjob to or suck off (someone).
- (intransitive, slang, UK, Australia) Synonym of fart.
- (transitive) To reject or shut down someone's sexual advances or other offers (e.g. a job offer).
- To force to leave a course.
- (transitive) To forcibly disconnect something by use of a firearm or explosive device.
- (idiomatic) To shirk or disregard (a duty or person).
- (transitive) To abandon (someone) as the last stage of a scam.
- (intransitive) To let steam escape through a passage provided for the purpose.
- (transitive, slang) To use up or spend (something).
- (transitive, literally) To remove something by blowing on it.
- (transitive, slang) To cause (a body part etc.) to detach by shooting it with a firearm.
verb
- (intransitive) To explode.
- (intransitive, figurative) To explode metaphorically; to become very angry or overexcited.
- (intransitive, chiefly UK, of epoxy resins) To cure; to set.
- (intransitive) To fire, especially accidentally.
- (intransitive, LGBTQ slang) To perform extremely well; to be impressive or attractive; often used to express encouragement.
- (intransitive, slang) To rant; to talk at length negatively; to insult or criticize.
- (intransitive) To pass off; to take place; to be accomplished; to happen.
- (intransitive, UK, Australia, Canada) To putrefy or become inedible, or to become unusable in any way.
- (intransitive) To depart; to leave.
- (intransitive) To begin clanging or making noise.
- (transitive) To like gradually less.
- (intransitive, slang) To fall unconscious; to go to sleep; to die.
- (slang) To ejaculate; to orgasm.
- (intransitive) To stop operating; to switch off.
- (intransitive, slang) To fight or attack.
- (transitive) To follow or extrapolate from something; to judge by.
- stop running, functioning, or operating
- be discharged or activated
- burst inward
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- go off or discharge
- happen in a particular manner
noun
- An explosion.
- (chiefly US) The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.
- (slang, mining) An explosive product.
- A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
- (Ireland, colloquial, slang) strong smell (of)
- (mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
- (vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
- (slang, US, Boston area) An abrupt left turn.
- An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.
- A sudden percussive noise.
- (slang) An injection, a shot (of a narcotic drug).
- (slang) A thrill.
- a conspicuous success
- a sudden very loud noise
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
- a vigorous blow
adv
intj
verb
- (slang, ambitransitive, vulgar) To engage in sexual intercourse.
- (transitive, slang, drugs) To inject intravenously.
- (intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
- (US, slang) To gangbang; to participate in street gang criminal activity.
- (New England, slang, intransitive) To make a turn in a vehicle; to hang a right, left, or uey.
- (transitive) To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).
- (ambitransitive) To hit hard.
- (Nigeria, slang) To fail, especially an exam; to flunk.
- (intransitive, stative, slang) To be excellent; to be banging
- (with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
- to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
- strike violently
- close violently
- have sexual intercourse with
- move noisily
- leap, jerk, bang
noun
- The sound of an explosion.
- the act of exploding or bursting
- the noise caused by an explosion
- A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.
- A sudden, uncontrolled or rapid increase, expansion, or bursting out.
- the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
- a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
- a sudden outburst
- a sudden great increase
- a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
noun
- An explosion in other equipment.
- (firefighting) Alternative form of back fire.
- A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
- An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
- a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
- the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
- a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
- a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
verb
- (intransitive) Of a reciprocating engine, to experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
- (firefighting) To set a back fire (small, controlled fire to limit spread of a larger fire).
- (idiomatic, transitive) To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
- (intransitive) Of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc., to fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
- come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
- emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
- set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
noun
- an explosion (as of dynamite)
- An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- intense adverse criticism
- a sudden very loud noise
- a strong current of air
- a very long fly ball
- a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
- (cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
- A verbal attack or punishment; a severe criticism or reprimand.
- (figuratively, informal) A good time; an enjoyable moment.
- A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.
- (countable) A loud, sudden sound.
- (marketing) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
- The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
- A flatulent disease of sheep.
- A sudden pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
- A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
- The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
- (bodybuilding, slang) A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.
- A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
- (uncountable, broadcasting) Unwanted noise from a microphone.
verb
- shatter as if by explosion
- make a strident sound
- apply a draft or strong wind to to
- hit with great force
- use explosives on
- create by using explosives
- criticize harshly or violently
- shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
- make with or as if with an explosion
- fire a shot; release
- (transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
- (bodybuilding, slang) To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.
- (transitive) To blight or wither.
- (transitive) To curse; to damn.
- (transitive) To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
- (transitive) To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
- (transitive) To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- (transitive, informal) To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot; to attack or shoot (someone or a place).
- (soccer) To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
- (intransitive) To make a loud noise.
- (biology, informal, transitive) To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
- (transitive, science fiction) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
- (transitive) To shatter, as if by an explosion.
intj
noun
- an explosion that fails to occur
- someone who is unsuccessful
- an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
- A lottery ticket that does not give a payout.
- (informal) A failure of any kind.
- (informal) A loser; an unlucky person.
- (informal) A device or machine that is useless because it does not work properly or has failed to work, such as a bomb, or explosive projectile.
adj
noun
verb
noun
- the act of exploding or bursting
- a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
- a sudden intense happening
- rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
- An act or instance of bursting.
- A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.
- (military) The explosion of a bomb or missile.
- A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.
verb
- come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
- burst outward, usually with noise
- break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
- cause to burst
- emerge suddenly
- be in a state of movement or action
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- move suddenly, energetically, or violently
- (transitive) To produce as an effect of bursting.
- (intransitive) To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.
- (intransitive) To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
- (transitive) To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.
- (intransitive) To break from internal pressure.
- (transitive) To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.
- (transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
noun
- the act of detonating an explosive
- a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
- (by extension) Any sudden explosion made by an exothermic process (whether chemical or not) that produces a supersonic shock wave.
- (mechanical engineering) Engine knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines.
- (chemistry) An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.
noun
verb
adj
noun
- Initialism of fuel-air explosion.
- (psychology) Initialism of fundamental attribution error.
- Initialism of field applications engineer.
- (military) Initialism of fuel-air explosive (“thermobaric weapon”).
- a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below
noun
- Initialism of high explosive.
- Initialism of home economics.
- Initialism of human era (“current epoch”).
- Initialism of hydrogen embrittlement.
- Initialism of higher education.
- Initialism of health education.
- Initialism of His Excellency / Her Excellency.
- Initialism of home entertainment.
- Abbreviation of hydroelectricity.
- Initialism of His Eminence.
adj
name
phrase
noun
- A set of bombs or mines released as part of the same blast.
- (music) A secundal chord of three or more notes.
- (US) In full oak leaf cluster: a small bronze or silver device shaped like a twig of oak leaves and acorns which is worn on a ribbon to indicate that the wearer has been conferred the same award or decoration before; an oakleaf.
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- A number of individuals (animals or people) collected in one place or grouped together; a crowd, a mob, a swarm.
- (epidemiology) A group of cases of the same disease occurring around the same place or time.
- (linguistics) Synonym of lexical bundle (“a sequence of two or more words that occur in a language with high frequency but are not idiomatic”).
- (phonetics) A pronounceable group of consonants that occur together: a consonant cluster.
- (physical chemistry) An ensemble of bound atoms (especially of a metal) or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.
- A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block (noun)).
- A group of computers that work together.
- (statistics) In cluster analysis: a subset of a population whose members are similar enough to each other and distinct from others as to be considered a separate group; also, such a grouping in a set of observed data that is statistically significant.
- (slang) Euphemistic form of clusterfuck (“a chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong”).
- (astronomy) A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other.
- a grouping of a number of similar things
verb
- (intransitive) To form a cluster or group; to assemble, to gather.
- To cover (with clusters); to scatter or strew in clusters (within); to distribute (objects) within such that they form clusters.
- To collect (animals, people, objects, data points, etc) into clusters (noun noun sense 1).
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
noun
- an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
- strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
- an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
- (South India, colloquial) A fart.
- (slang) A highly potent joint (cannabis cigarette).
- (informal, in combination) A piece of food, often small, usually intensely flavored.
- (colloquial) An act of jumping into water while keeping one's arms and legs tucked into the body, as in a squatting position, to maximize splashing.
- (in combination) A bag or balloon containing a substance such as water, flour, or paint, designed to burst and splatter.
- (colloquial, figurative) Anything that is at risk of exploding (literally) or that has exploded.
- (figurative) Events or conditions that have a speedy destructive effect.
- (basketball, slang) A throw into the basket from a considerable distance.
- (chiefly British, India, slang) A very attractive woman.
- An obscene word identified by its first letter.
- A cyclone whose central pressure drops at an average rate of at least one millibar per hour for at least 24 hours.
- (US, Australia, informal) A car in poor condition.
- (often in combination) An action or statement that causes a strong reaction.
- (American football, slang) A long forward pass.
- (slang) A woman’s breast.
- (chemistry) A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure.
- An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.
- (chiefly British, slang) A success; the bomb.
- (rugby, soccer, slang) A high kick that sends the ball relatively straight up so players can get under it before it comes down.
- (colloquial) Any explosive charge.
- (slang) A failure; an unpopular commercial product.
- (professional wrestling) A professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and then slammed back-first down to the mat.
- (UK, Australia, slang) A large amount of money.
- (slang) A recreational drug ground up, wrapped, and swallowed.
verb
- throw bombs at or attack with bombs
- fail to get a passing grade
- To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs, in order to maximise the resulting splash.
- (slang) Synonym of parachute (“wrap illicit drugs in a covering before swallowing them”).
- (transitive, intransitive) To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.
- (reflexive) To make oneself drunk.
- (transitive, figuratively, often with with) To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing.
- (especially with along, down, up etc.) To move at high speed.
- (intransitive, computing) To crash.
- (transitive, slang) To make a smelly mess in (a toilet).
- (ambitransitive) To fail dismally.
- To cover an area in many graffiti tags.
- To add an excessive amount of chlorine to a pool when it has not been maintained properly.
adj
noun
- a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive
- a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
- (weaponry) A type of thermobaric weapon.
- An early design for an aerosol can: a refillable hand-sized steel can charged with a pressurized liquefied gas and a product to be expelled as a mist or a foam.
noun
- A fuse for an explosive.
- (US) A colored flare used as a warning on a railroad.
- A large friction match.
- A light musket or firelock.
- One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.
- A conical, grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.
- a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
- a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
verb
- destroy by exploding
- (transitive) To destroy with an explosion.
- drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
- show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
- show a violent emotional reaction
- burst outward, usually with noise
- cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
- increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
- be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
- cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
- (intransitive, board gaming) Of a die, to produce the highest face result and consequently reroll.
- (transitive, computing) To decompress (data) that was previously imploded.
- (transitive) To create an exploded view of.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To make a violent or emotional outburst; to suddenly give expression to powerful and often negative or unpleasant emotion, especially anger.
- (transitive) To open all doors and hatches on an automobile.
- (intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
- (mathematics) To increase arbitrarily or boundlessly.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To increase suddenly.
- (slang, vulgar) To ejaculate.
- (computing, programming, PHP) To break (a delimited string of text) into several smaller strings by removing the separators.
- (transitive) To destroy violently or abruptly.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To emerge suddenly.
noun
- an explosion (as of dynamite)
- An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- intense adverse criticism
- a sudden very loud noise
- a strong current of air
- a very long fly ball
- a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
- (cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
- A verbal attack or punishment; a severe criticism or reprimand.
- (figuratively, informal) A good time; an enjoyable moment.
- A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.
- (countable) A loud, sudden sound.
- (marketing) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
- The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
- A flatulent disease of sheep.
- A sudden pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
- A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
- The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
- (bodybuilding, slang) A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.
- A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
- (uncountable, broadcasting) Unwanted noise from a microphone.
verb
- shatter as if by explosion
- make a strident sound
- apply a draft or strong wind to to
- hit with great force
- use explosives on
- create by using explosives
- criticize harshly or violently
- shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
- make with or as if with an explosion
- fire a shot; release
- (transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
- (bodybuilding, slang) To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.
- (transitive) To blight or wither.
- (transitive) To curse; to damn.
- (transitive) To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
- (transitive) To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
- (transitive) To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- (transitive, informal) To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot; to attack or shoot (someone or a place).
- (soccer) To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
- (intransitive) To make a loud noise.
- (biology, informal, transitive) To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
- (transitive, science fiction) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
- (transitive) To shatter, as if by an explosion.
intj
verb
- shatter as if by explosion
- cause to come or go down
- knock down with force
- (transitive, informal) To drink fast.
- (transitive) To approve a drinking toast by banging glasses on the table.
- (transitive, usually passive voice) To disassemble for shipment.
- (transitive, slang, Australia) To spend extravagantly for a celebration.
- (transitive) To sell.
- (transitive) At an auction, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel.
- (transitive, informal) To reduce the price of.
- (transitive) To embezzle.
- (transitive) To reject or override a decision.
- (transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To introduce (someone) to another, especially to a woman.
- (transitive) To demolish.
- (transitive) To sentence (someone) to prison or other sentence.
- (transitive) To hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.
- (transitive, firefighting) To reduce the burning of (a fire), as by cooling it with water or dirt.
- (transitive) To accumulate money, usually through crime.
verb
- cause to explode violently and with loud noise
- criticize severely
- come on suddenly and intensely
- (intransitive, figuratively) To make a verbal attack.
- (intransitive) To thunder or make a loud noise.
- (transitive, figuratively) To issue as a denunciation.
- (figurative) to act as lightning, appearing quickly and destructively
noun
verb
- burst open with a sharp, explosive sound
- cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound
- appear suddenly or unexpectedly; happen unexpectedly
- put or thrust suddenly and forcefully
- hit or strike
- bulge outward
- fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise
- release suddenly
- take drugs, especially orally
- drink down entirely
- cause to make a sharp explosive sound
- make a sharp explosive noise
- hit a pop-fly
- (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate; to orgasm.
- (transitive, slang) To pawn (something) (to raise money).
- (transitive, slang) To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.
- (intransitive, slang) To give birth.
- (intransitive, with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.
- (intransitive) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
- (transitive, informal) To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.
- (transitive, UK, Australia) To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
- (intransitive, of the ears) To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.
- (African-American Vernacular) To sexually penetrate.
- (ergative) To burst (something) with a popping sound.
- (transitive, slang) To arrest.
- (dance) To perform the popping style of dance.
- (intransitive) To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.
- (music) To pull a string away from the fretboard and release it so that it snaps back.
- (transitive) To hit (something or someone).
- (intransitive, often with over, round, along, in, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.
- (transitive, slang) To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To occur or happen.
adj
noun
- a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
- an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
- music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
- (colloquial) A lollipop.
- (US, mostly in plural) A small, immature peanut, boiled as a snack.
- (colloquial, in the phrase "a pop") A quantity dispensed; a portion; apiece.
- (Russian Orthodoxy, uncommon) A Russian Orthodox parish priest.
- (physics) The sixth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, jounce, crackle), i.e. the rate of change of crackle.
- A bird, the European redwing.
- (computing) The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
- (countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
- Population.
- (professional wrestling slang) A (usually very) loud audience reaction.
- Something that stands out or is distinctive to the mind or senses.
- Pop music.
- (colloquial) Ellipsis of freeze pop.
- (music) The pulling of a string away from the fretboard and releasing it so that it snaps back.
- (uncountable, regional, Midwestern US, Canada, Inland Northern American, Midlands, Northwestern US, Western Pennsylvania, Northern England) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
- (colloquial, endearing) One's father.
- A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
- (countable, regional, Midwestern US, Inland Northern American, Northwestern US, Canada, Western Pennsylvania) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; a soda pop.
adv
intj
verb
noun
- an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
- (informal, proscribed) A stick of trinitrotoluene (TNT).
- (slang) A strong drug, in particular heroin, cocaine or potent marijuana.
- A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.
- (figuratively, slang, uncountable) Anything exceptionally dangerous, exciting or wonderful.
noun
verb
adj
verb
- make an explosive sound
- utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
- spit up in an explosive manner
- climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
- cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
- (ambitransitive) To speak so rapidly as to emit saliva; to utter words hastily and indistinctly, with a spluttering sound, as in rage.
- (ambitransitive) To throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a noise like that made by one sputtering.
- (physics, intransitive) To cause surface atoms or electrons of a solid to be ejected by bombarding it with heavy atoms or ions.
- (intransitive) To emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.
- (physics, transitive) To coat the surface of an object by sputtering.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To cause to explode.
- (intransitive, figurative) To express sudden anger.
- (intransitive) To explode, blow up
- (especially) To combust or decompose supersonically via shock compression.
- cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
verb
noun
- A violent explosion, or the pattern (likened to the shape of a star) supposed to be made by such an explosion.
- (typography) A symbol similar to an asterisk, but with additional rays: ✺.
- (astronomy) A period in time during which a region of space experiences an unusually high rate of star formation.
- (astronomy) A region of space with an unusually high rate of star formation.
verb
- come off due to an explosion or other strong force
- (transitive) To vent, usually, to reduce pressure in a container.
- (transitive, slang) To perform oral sex on (someone); to give a blowjob to or suck off (someone).
- (intransitive, slang, UK, Australia) Synonym of fart.
- (transitive) To reject or shut down someone's sexual advances or other offers (e.g. a job offer).
- To force to leave a course.
- (transitive) To forcibly disconnect something by use of a firearm or explosive device.
- (idiomatic) To shirk or disregard (a duty or person).
- (transitive) To abandon (someone) as the last stage of a scam.
- (intransitive) To let steam escape through a passage provided for the purpose.
- (transitive, slang) To use up or spend (something).
- (transitive, literally) To remove something by blowing on it.
- (transitive, slang) To cause (a body part etc.) to detach by shooting it with a firearm.
verb
- (intransitive) To explode.
- (intransitive, figurative) To explode metaphorically; to become very angry or overexcited.
- (intransitive, chiefly UK, of epoxy resins) To cure; to set.
- (intransitive) To fire, especially accidentally.
- (intransitive, LGBTQ slang) To perform extremely well; to be impressive or attractive; often used to express encouragement.
- (intransitive, slang) To rant; to talk at length negatively; to insult or criticize.
- (intransitive) To pass off; to take place; to be accomplished; to happen.
- (intransitive, UK, Australia, Canada) To putrefy or become inedible, or to become unusable in any way.
- (intransitive) To depart; to leave.
- (intransitive) To begin clanging or making noise.
- (transitive) To like gradually less.
- (intransitive, slang) To fall unconscious; to go to sleep; to die.
- (slang) To ejaculate; to orgasm.
- (intransitive) To stop operating; to switch off.
- (intransitive, slang) To fight or attack.
- (transitive) To follow or extrapolate from something; to judge by.
- stop running, functioning, or operating
- be discharged or activated
- burst inward
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- go off or discharge
- happen in a particular manner
adj
adv
verb
adj
adj
- Having the character of an explosion.
- serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
- Able to, or likely to, explode.
- (slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.
- (figurative) Rapidly accelerating.
- (figurative) Shocking; startling.
- (cellular automata) Of a specific cellular automaton rule, tending to exhibit infinite and unpredictable growth when starting from finite random patterns.
- sudden and loud
- liable to lead to sudden change or violence
noun
adj
- charged with an explosive
- highly reverberant
- elastic; rebounds readily
- possessing life
- charged or energized with electricity
- in current use or ready for use
- capable of erupting
- abounding with life and energy
- of current relevance
- actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
- exerting force or containing energy
- (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
- Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
- (entertainment, performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
- (broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
- (of a performance or speech) In person.
- (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
- Being in a state of ignition; burning.
- (programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
- Having active properties; being energized.
- (film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
- (sports) Still in active play.
- Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
- (poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
- Taken from a living animal.
- Being in existence; actual.
- Able to fire or explode (of firearms or explosives).
- (linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.
- Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
- (card games) Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
- (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
adv
verb
- pursue a positive and satisfying existence
- support oneself
- be an inhabitant of or reside in
- have life, be alive
- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
- continue to live and avoid dying
- (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
- (intransitive, informal) (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
- (intransitive, followed by on, upon, or by) To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
- (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
- (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
- (intransitive) To outlast danger; (of a ship or boat) to float.
- (intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
- (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
- (transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
- (intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
- (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
- (intransitive) To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.