Crash and Explode

Crash

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

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Explode and crash are semantically related. in boom topic. In some cases you can use "Explode" instead a verb "Crash".

Nearby Words: crashed, crashing

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

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Crash and explode are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crash" instead a verb "Explode".

people	crash people	explode people
thanks	crash thanks	explode thanks
control	crash control	explode control
turn	crash turn	explode turn
Other words: time, way, gate, vehicle, head, damage, car, ship, times.

Face Death with Dignity: Trapped on a train that's about to crash and explode, Ra's al Ghul simply sits back and slowly closes his eyes.

Source: Film / Batman Begins
Happens briefly in one of the Biggles books, and just to ratchet up the dramatic tension even more Biggles himself hears but does not see a plane crash and explode while separated from his comrades.

Source: The Radio Dies First
Final Fantasy XIII has some of these, mostly in the Hanging Edge and Eden where flying objects will crash and explode on the path.

Source: Videogame Setpiece

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