n.
n.
v. i. To burst with a loud report; to explode. “Disploding engines.” Young. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
In posture to displode their second tire
Of thunder. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
v. t.
Him old and young
Exploded, and seized with violent hands. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Old exploded contrivances of mercantile fraud. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
To explode and exterminate dark atheism. Bently. [ 1913 Webster ]
But late the kindled powder did explode
The massy ball and the brass tube unload. Blackmore. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n.
v. i. To burst inward; contrasting with
a. (Phon.) Formed by implosion. Ellis. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Phon.) An implosive sound. Ellis. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
v. t. To walk on slowly or heavily. [ 1913 Webster ]
The ploughman homeward plods his weary way. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who plods; a drudge. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Progressing in a slow, toilsome manner; characterized by laborious diligence;