Explode vs. Implode — What's the Difference?

To expand outward suddenly and usually violently due to the force of internal pressure or the release of chemical or nuclear energy

To collapse inward violently.

To burst violently as a result of such expansion.

To undergo a catastrophic failure

To shatter with a loud noise

To cause to collapse inward violently.

To make an emotional outburst

To demolish (a building) by causing to collapse inward.

To increase suddenly, sharply, and without control

(intransitive) To collapse or burst inward violently.

To change state or appearance suddenly

(transitive) To cause to collapse or burst inward violently.

(Sports) To hit a golf ball out of a sand trap with a shot that scatters the sand.

The opposite of explode, array to string conversion.

To cause to release energy or burst violently and noisily

To compress (data) with a particular algorithm.

To show to be false or unreliable

To burst inward; contrasting with explode.

(Sports) To hit (a golf ball) out of a sand trap with an explosive shot.

Burst inward;

(transitive) To destroy with an explosion.

(transitive) To destroy violently or abruptly.

(transitive) To create an exploded view of.

To disprove or debunk.

(intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.

To make a violent or emotional outburst.

To increase suddenly.

To ejaculate.

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

To decompress (data) that was previously imploded.

(transitive) To open all doors and hatches on an automobile.

Of a die, to produce the highest face result and consequently reroll.

To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as, gunpowder explodes.

To burst with force and a loud report; to detonate, as a shell filled with powder or the like material, or as a boiler from too great pressure of steam.

To burst forth with sudden violence and noise; as, at this, his wrath exploded.

To drive from the stage by noisy expressions of disapprobation; to hoot off; to drive away or reject noisily; as, to explode a play.

To bring into disrepute, and reject; to drive from notice and acceptance; as, to explode a scheme, fashion, or doctrine.

To cause to explode or burst noisily; to detonate; as, to explode powder by touching it with fire.

To drive out with violence and noise, as by powder.

Cause to explode;

Burst outward, usually with noise;

Show a violent emotional reaction;

Be unleashed; burst forth with violence or noise;

Destroy by exploding;

Cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/

Drive from the stage by noisy disapproval

Show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete

Increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner;