implode
Collocations
4ADJ.
submersible
VERB + IMPLODE
code, vow
IMPLODE + NOUN
data, history, tom
PREP.
in, up
Definitions
verb
To collapse or burst inward violently.
The submarine imploded as it sank below its crush depth.
To collapse or burst inward violently.
Ragusa's campaign imploded after she confused coal mining with oil drilling during a speech.
To cause to collapse or burst inward violently.
The opposite of explode, array to string conversion.
To compress (data) with a particular algorithm.
I'm looking for some code that will implode data using the PKZIP method.. and explode it. PKWare sells an object that you can link with that does the job, and we have licensed this, but we are now writing 32 bit code for MS-DOS and the PKWare stuff won't work […]
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6The submarine imploded as it sank below its crush depth.
WiktionaryRagusa's campaign imploded after she confused coal mining with oil drilling during a speech.
WiktionaryI'm looking for some code that will implode data using the PKZIP method.. and explode it. PKWare sells an object that you can link with that does the job, and we have licensed this, but we are now wri
Wiktionary"Mary's lemon pie will make you pucker up and implode," said Tom.
Tatoeba · #6614356You vow to implode.
Tatoeba · #10281551It was the first submersible to implode in the history of humanity.
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