1.Definition: a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball

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2.Definition: a sudden great increase

"The population explosion", "The information explosion"

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3.Definition: a sudden outburst

"An explosion of laughter", "An explosion of rage"

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4.Definition: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

Related Noun(s):detonation

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5.Definition: the act of exploding or bursting

"The explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children", "The burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"

Related Noun(s):burst

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6.Definition: the noise caused by an explosion

"The explosion was heard a mile away"

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7.Definition: the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant

Related Noun(s):plosion

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