implode

intransitive verb

To collapse inward violently.

intransitive verb

To undergo a catastrophic failure.

intransitive verb

To cause to collapse inward violently.

intransitive verb

To demolish (a building) by causing to collapse inward.

To burst inward: opposed to explode.

To pronounce by implosion.

intransitive verb

To burst inward; contrasting with explode.

verb

to collapse or burst inward violently

verb

burst inward