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Definitions from WordNet

Verb implode has 1 sense
  1. implode, go off - burst inward; "The bottle imploded"
    --1 is one way to collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
    Antonyms: explode, burst
    Derived forms: noun implosion1, noun implosion2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    => Somebody ----s something

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Term: Imploded

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1:

Definition: To collapse violently inward.

Example Sentence: The building imploded when the demolition crew triggered explosives.

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Sense 2:

Definition: To fail spectacularly or disastrously.

Example Sentence: The company's stock price imploded after the embezzlement scandal.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1:

Definition: An event or instance of collapse or failure.

Example Sentence: The financial market faced an implosion following the economic downturn.

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Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1:

Definition: Describing something that has collapsed inward.

Example Sentence: The imploded balloon lay on the floor in a crumpled mess.

Sense 2:

Definition: Describing something that has failed or collapsed disastrously.

Example Sentence: Their imploded business venture left them bankrupt.

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