Crash and Destruct

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Crash verb - To cause to break with violence and much noise.

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Destruct and crash are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Destruct" instead a verb "Crash".

Nearby Words: crashed, crashing

Destruct verb - Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of.

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Crash and destruct are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crash" instead a verb "Destruct".

Subversion: The film The Triplets of Belleville spoofs the trope by having the car actually crash into the baby carriage and self-destruct — thanks to the remarkable heft of the baby.

Source: Baby Carriage
Taking You with Me: Whenever the Iron Man suits in the final battle are being overwhelmed by the Extremis soldiers, they'll crash into something and self-destruct to kill their attackers as well.

Source: Film / Iron Man 3
Most notably Brad, who stayed on his crippled tank to jury-rig a self-destruct out of ordnance so it wouldn't crash in a city and kill hundreds to thousands of people.

Source: Webcomic / Schlock Mercenary

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