One entry found for
implode.
Main Entry:
im·plode Pronunciation:
im-'plOd Function:
verb Inflected Form(s):
im·plod·ed;
im·plod·ing Etymology:
2in- + -plode (as in
explode)
intransitive senses1 a : to burst inward <a blow causing a vacuum tube to
implode>
b : to undergo violent compression <massive stars which
implode>
2 : to collapse inward as if from external pressure;
also : to become greatly reduced as if from collapsing
transitive senses : to cause to implode