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explode collapse: increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"; burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"; be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger exploded"; cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"; show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete; show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"; drive from the stage by noisy disapproval; cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/; destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge"

tootle collapse: the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument; "he enjoyed hearing the tootles of their horns as the musicians warmed up"; play (a musical instrument) casually; "the saxophone player was tootling a sad melody"

play out collapse: become spent or exhausted; "The champion's strength played out fast"; play to a finish; "We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last"; perform or be performed to the end; "How will the election drama be played out?"

widen collapse: become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"; make wider; "widen the road"; extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

blitz collapse: a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment; attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"

ramify collapse: grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"

casualty collapse: a decrease of military personnel or equipment; someone injured or killed in an accident; someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement

set in collapse: become established; "winter has set in"; enter a particular state; "Laziness set in"; "After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in"; blow toward the shore; "That gale could set in on us with the next high tide"

pervious collapse: admitting of passage or entrance; "pervious soil"; "a metal pervious to heat"

aboveboard collapse: without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"

unmask collapse: reveal the true nature of; "The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician"; take the mask of; "unmask the imposter"

unfurl collapse: unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner"

whiff collapse: a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike; a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil; utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"; strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third; drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"

suggestible collapse: susceptible or responsive to suggestion; "suggestible young minds"

backstroke collapse: a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back; swim on one's back

beep collapse: a short high tone produced as a signal or warning; call, summon, or alert with a beeper

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