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Yes, explode is playable

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"Explode" Definition

verb-transitive

Sports To hit (a golf ball) out of a sand trap with an explosive shot.
To cause to release energy or burst violently and noisily: The children exploded three firecrackers.
To show to be false or unreliable: explode a hypothesis.

verb-intransitive

Sports To hit a golf ball out of a sand trap with a shot that scatters the sand.
To burst violently as a result of internal pressure.
To change state or appearance suddenly: Over the weekend the trees exploded with color.
To increase suddenly, sharply, and without control: The population level in this area has exploded during the past 12 years.
To make an emotional outburst: My neighbor exploded in rage at the trespassers.

verb

To drive from the stage by noisy disapproval.
To bring into disrepute or discredit.
To cause to explode or burst noisily.
to burst forth with sudden violence or noise from internal energy as.
To undergo a rapid chemical or nuclear reaction with the production of noise, heat, and violent expansion of gases.

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