19
explode(verb, break, set, increase, hurt)
17
set off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, discharge, collapse)
14
blow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, set)
13
burst(verb, break, set, increase, hurt)
13
fire(verb, release, discharge, shoot, explode)
12
discharge(noun, verb, break, set, destroy)
11
blast(noun, verb, set, release, sound)
9
fulminate(verb, set, release, violence, explode)
9
go off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, increase, release)
7
erupt(verb, break, give, destroy, blow)
7
touch off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, set, release)
6
blow(verb, break, release, destroy, rush)
5
bang(verb, set, hit, blow, ring)
5
let off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, discharge, fire)
5
mushroom(verb, set, increase, destroy, collapse)
5
shoot(verb, discharge, fire, explode)
5
trigger(verb, discharge, shoot)
5
trip
4
backfire(verb, collapse, excited, blast, blaze)
4
crack(verb, break, roar, disintegrate, boom)
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