96 entries under explode topic. ×

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trigger(verb, make, open, cause, start)
13
detonate(verb, discharge, collapse, fire, excited)
11
touch off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cause, start)
9
fire(verb, discharge, hit, kill, rage)
7
discharge(verb, hit, collapse, restore, fire)
6
spark off(verb, expression, activate, ignite)
5
blow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, collapse, excited)
5
ignite(verb, discharge, hit, kill, rage)
4
go off(verb, expression, move, leave, quit)
3
blast(verb, discharge, hit, kill, collapse)
3
burst(verb, collapse, excited, blast, blaze)
3
fulminate(verb, ignite)
3
split(verb, move, go, advance, start)
2
backfire(verb, collapse, excited, blast, blaze)
1
bag(verb, discharge, hit, kill, rage)
1
barrage(verb, discharge, hit, kill, rage)
1
blaze(verb, mark, present, collapse, excited)
1
blow to kingdom come(verb, expression, idiom, collapse, excited)
1
bombard(verb, discharge, hit, kill, rage)
1
break out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, collapse, excited)
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