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