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| Main Entry: |
implode
 [im-plohd] 
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | collapse inward |
| Synonyms: | cave in, fall down, fall in, fold, fold up |
| Notes: | explode is to blow up from a confined area outwards; implode means blow inwards, as a lightbulb does when it burns out |
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