implode

verb

Meaning

To collapse or burst inward violently.
To compress (data) with a particular algorithm.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

go off(English)melt(English)chinese(English)fall in(English)shrivel(English)collapse(English)break down(English)explode(English)cavitation(English)implosion(English)fissile(English)mortgage(English)

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Sources

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