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im-PLOHD/ɪmˈpləʊd/

To implode is to collapse inwards; of an organisation, to fail suddenly from within: a building implodes, a rota implodes. Collapse (already in the dictionary) is wider; explode is outwards. A slogan spare is branding, not cover.

Meaning

To collapse inwards; of an organisation, to fail suddenly from within.

Examples

• “The night rota will implode if the spare is a slogan.”
• “Collapse is already in this course and wider. Fail is everyday. A slogan is comms. A named spare is cover. Write the name; then print the slogan if you must.”

Good to know

Collapse inwards, or fail from within. Wider: collapse (already in the dictionary). A slogan ≠ cover.

Near in meaning

collapse, crumble, fail

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