Reverse Dictionary: EXPLODE

ADJECTIVES
1639 ► VENTED exploded, blown up → obs.

INTERJECTIONS & PHRASES
1910 ► BLOOEY! → BLOOIE! used to mimic the sound of an explosion → orig. US

NOUNS
1842 ► BUST-UP an explosion; hence, a wreck, break-up, etc → US sl.
1867 ► BLOW-UP an explosion → chiefly US
1902 ► EXPLORE an explosion → Amer. dial.
1902 ► PUFF gunpowder or other explosives used for safe-breaking → sl., orig. US
1902 ► SOUP nitroglycerine or gelignite, esp. as used for safe-breaking → sl., orig. US
1906 ► BUSTIFICATION an explosion; a disaster; a quarrel → Amer. dial.
1911 ► BLOST an explosion → Sc. (Bk.)
1915 ► ASHCAN a high-explosive depth charge used by surface ships to destroy submarines → World War I United States Navy usage
1931 ► PETE nitroglycerine as used for safe-breaking → sl.
1935 ► NITRO nitroglycerine → sl.
1941 ► GELLY → JELLY gelignite → sl.
1942 ► COOKIE an explosive device; a bomb → US military sl.
1952 ► POUNCE an explosion → Amer. dial.

VERBS
1848 ► RIP OUT to explode → sl.
1902 ► EXPLORE to explode → Amer. dial.