Explosives And Demolition Terms

noun a hand-held explosive device

• The soldier carefully disarmed the hand grenade found in the field.
• Don't mess with that hand grenade, it's dangerous!
• He tossed the hand grenade like a boss and ran for cover.
• Her words were like a verbal hand grenade, causing chaos in the meeting.

noun the act or process of imploding

verb to collapse or burst inward violently

• The building's structural integrity was compromised, causing it to implode.
• I heard that the company is about to implode due to financial troubles.
• If you keep taking on so much stress, you're going to implode.
• The pressure of the situation caused her to feel like she was going to implode.