98 entries under destroy topic. ×

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explode(verb, break, increase, hurt, release)
19
crack(noun, verb, break, clear, separate)
15
break(noun, verb, break, separate, open)
14
blast(noun, verb, break, release, event)
13
split(noun, verb, break, clear, separate)
13
rupture(noun, verb, break, clear, separate)
13
shatter(verb, break, separate, hit)
12
bang(noun, verb, break, ruin, discharge)
12
erupt(verb, break, give, start)
11
shiver(verb, break, separate, hurt, hit)
10
crash(noun, verb, break, separate, hurt)
10
detonate(verb, break, set, increase, hurt)
10
snap(noun, verb, break, separate, hurt)
10
splinter(verb, break, separate, hurt, open)
10
torpedo(verb, break, separate, ruin)
9
blow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, increase, ruin)
9
fragment(verb, break, separate, hit)
9
go off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, increase, release)
9
smash(noun, verb, break, separate, ruin)
9
wreck(noun, verb, break, ruin)
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