IMPLODE

implode, go off

(verb) burst inward; “The bottle imploded”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

implode (third-person singular simple present implodes, present participle imploding, simple past and past participle imploded)

(intransitive) To collapse or burst inward violently.

Antonym: explode

(transitive, computing) To compress (data) with a particular algorithm.

Antonym: explode

Source: Wiktionary



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