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implode
[
im-
plohd
]
Example Sentences
im·plode
/
ɪmˈploʊd
/
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[
im-
plohd
]
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verb,
-plod·ed,
-plod·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to burst inward (
opposed to
explode
).
verb (used with object)
2.
Phonetics
.
to pronounce by
implosion
.
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Implode
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So is
voiceless
. Does it mean:
So is
glottal stop
. Does it mean:
So is
semivowel
. Does it mean:
the adjustments and movements of speech organs involved in pronouncing a particular sound, taken as a whole
uttered without phonation
For the 'l' sound, having front-vowel resonance; situated before a vowel in the same syllable; produced without frication or aspiration
a plosive consonant whose occlusion and release are accomplished chiefly at the glottis
a frictionless speech sound with only a partial obstruction of the breath stream whose utterance can be prolonged, especially l and r
a speech sound of vowel quality used as a consonant; (w) in wet or (y) in yet
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Origin:
1880–85;
im-
1
+
(ex)plode
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Example Sentences
If allowed to persist, this liquidity drought will cause healthy banks to fail and the economy to
implode
.
The gas and dust occasionally
implode
to form stars, which spread themselves into galaxies surrounding the white holes.
Pressure this great can
implode
even the best diving equipment as easily as you could crush a styrofoam cup.
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If allowed to persist, this liquidity drought will cause healthy banks to fail and the economy to
implode
.
The gas and dust occasionally
implode
to form stars, which spread themselves into galaxies surrounding the white holes.
Pressure this great can
implode
even the best diving equipment as easily as you could crush a styrofoam cup.
The great explosion will eventually die out, and as matter dies out, the ball will
implode
.
Such a fishing expedition will surely
implode
for lack of substance and credibility.
On the bright side, perhaps the company will
implode
before it manages to cause much further damage.
And explosive charges will not be set off to blow the ballparks to smithereens, or more technically, to
implode
them.
It is, in its present state, a boondoggle waiting to
implode
no matter the outcome of the present debt crisis.
Within two years it made an initial public offering, only to nearly
implode
during the dot-com bust.
In the first few months, people here tried to
implode
these things.
All these areas need to be brought into furniture design to help it evolve and move forward, otherwise it will
implode
.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
implode
(ɪmˈpləʊd)
—
vb
1.
to collapse or cause to collapse inwards in a violent manner as a result of external pressure:
the vacuum flask imploded
2.
(
tr
) to pronounce (a consonant) with or by implosion
[C19: from
im-
+ (
ex
)
plode
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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