show a violent emotional reaction
"The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"
cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
"In phonetics, when we say that the words "top," "cat," and "pipe" begin with an exploded sound, we are referring to how those stop consonants cause the air pressure in the mouth to burst suddenly."
drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
"The audience began to boo and clap rhythmically until the lead singer had to explode off the stage in frustration."
show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
"The new evidence completely exploded his claim that the project was finished ahead of schedule."
To destroy with an explosion.
"The bomb squad had to evacuate the building before they could safely explode the unexploded device in the street."