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Definition of Implode
1. Verb. Burst inward. "The bottle imploded"
Generic synonyms: Break, Cave In, Collapse, Fall In, Founder, Give, Give Way
Antonyms: Explode
Derivative terms: Implosion, Implosion
Definition of Implode
1. Verb. to collapse or burst inward violently ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Implode
1. to collapse inward [v -PLODED, -PLODING, -PLODES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Implode
Literary usage of Implode
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Architecture Goes Wild by Kas Oosterhuis (2002)
"... improbable of all possible events. ln essence all the loose parts which later
on implode into the building, are free to choose any direction they like. ..."
2. Apocalypse Prophesied: From Eden to New Jerusalem: God's Plan for Humanity by Herbert R. Stollorz (2006)
"They would implode in a chain reaction that would collapse the whole universe so
that nothing would exist. It would be like taking the iron - only one ..."
3. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTe (1992)
"... should be aware that the pressure at great depth can cause bulbs to implode;
divers have been cut when changing bulbs in deep water. ..."
4. Energy Efficiency: Challenges and Trends for Electric Utilities (1993)
"The credibility of an MTW threat may fade (for example, North Korea may implode).
If so, the need to justify forces more than enough to meet the residual ..."
5. A Very Public Offering: A Rebel's Story of Business Excess, Success, and by Stephan Paternot, Andrew Essex (2001)
"They were ready to implode, their multitasking capacity having reached critical
mass. The quarter's about to close, and we were ahead of the thing, but now, ..."
6. Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-edge Engineering from the 2005 by Nae, National Academy of Engineering (2006)
"... creating clusters of bubbles, which greatly expand during the low-pressure
conditions, and then, as the pressure begins to increase again, implode, ..."
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