implode

Definition

To collapse or burst inward violently.

Etymology

Back-formation from implosion.

Example Sentences

• "The submarine imploded as it sank below its crush depth."
• "Ragusa's campaign imploded after she confused coal mining with oil drilling during a speech."
• "I'm looking for some code that will implode data using the PKZIP method.. and explode it. PKWare sells an object that you can link with that does the job, and we have licensed this, but we are now writing 32 bit code for MS-DOS and the PKWare stuff won't work […]"