Definition of implodes:
(v) :
(intransitive) To collapse or burst inward violently.
(v) :
(transitive) To cause to collapse or burst inward violently.
(v) :
(politics, by extension) To suddenly lose support in all areas of a campaign simultaneously.
(v) :
(computing, programming, PHP) The opposite of explode, array to string conversion.
(v) :
(transitive, computing) To compress (data) with a particular algorithm.