EXPLOSION

• (noun) the act of exploding or bursting

  "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children", "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"

  synonyms : burst

• (noun) a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball

• (noun) a sudden outburst

  "an explosion of laughter", "an explosion of rage"

• (noun) the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant

  synonyms : plosion

• (noun) a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

  synonyms : blowup , detonation

• (noun) the noise caused by an explosion

  "the explosion was heard a mile away"

• (noun) a sudden great increase

  "the population explosion", "the information explosion"

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