Burst and Killed

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Burst verb - To break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure.

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Killed and burst are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Killed" instead a verb "Burst".

Nearby Words: bursting, burster, bursty

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Burst and killed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burst" instead a verb "Killed".

Nearby Words: kill, killing, killer

Subverted in that Murphy's gun is a burst fire pistol and many of the enemies are killed by his highly accurate burst fire.

Source: Instant Death Bullet
Unsurprisingly, Watson responds by trying to throttle him and is only stopped when the henchmen burst in the door and are killed by a booby-trapped rifle set up by Holmes earlier.

Source: No Time to Explain
In the M*A*S*H, episode, "Trick or Treatment," Hawkeye has a patient who is starving himself because his buddies in a foxhole were killed during an artillery burst while eating.

Source: Survivor Guilt

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