When something implodes, it suddenly collapses or breaks apart. The buildings imploded after the earthquake, and the whole thing was very scary.
The balloon imploded when it was inflated with air.
The toy exploded when he squeezed it too hard.
verb
burst inward
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The building was imploded.
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The refinery was imploded in 2006.
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Pakistani society is not about to implode.
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In 2013, the question won't be if the euro will or will not implode.
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Sales were poor and the band began to implode.
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The original plan was to implode the building in three steps.
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It spilled, causing the ship to implode and thus save the earth.
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The European Union could implode, resetting the political debate.
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Eleemosynary imploded and earned an indefinite block shortly afterward.
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Following the tour however the bands lineup began to implode.