implode

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Watching MYX is like feeling my brain implode, and then having what remains curdled and then shat on.

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  1. intransitive verb To collapse inward violently.
  2. transitive verb To cause to collapse inward violently.
  3. transitive verb To demolish (a building) by causing to collapse inward.

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  • It did not implode, as if breached by a cannonball or smashed by some cunning silent petard, but it crumbled, rustling and crackling as it did so, like sand tumbling down a slope. —  Asimov'sSF,July2008
  • My brain was about to implode, and I couldn't stand it anymore. —  FSFMay2005
  • They are looking to be the second party in Federal politics as the Libs continue to implode, after all. —  The Poll Bludger
  • That it took so long to implode is the most amazing thing. —  Dealbreaker
  • If Fairpoint does implode, at least these local users can sign up for capped and metered broadband service. —  DSLreports - front page
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