implode

implode

verb

Definition of IMPLODE

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure <a controlled demolition during which the entire building imploded in a matter of seconds>

Synonyms buckle, cave (in), crumple, founder, give, go, go out, implode, tumble, yield

Related Words deflate, flatten, melt, melt down; break, break down, conk (out), crash, die, fail, give out, stall; burst, shatter, smash, splinter, split; crack, crumble, pop, snap

Near Antonyms inflate, rise, swell