Crash and Stumble

Crash

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

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

Nearby Words: crashed, crashing

Stumble verb - To go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.

Usage example: the bride stumbled on the altar steps and landed smack in the arms of the minister

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Crash and stumble are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crash" instead a verb "Stumble".

Nearby Words: stumbled, stumbling

Crash-Into Hello: An unexpected step down from the magic door causes Monday to stumble into Foyle's arms.

Source: Webcomic / Missing Monday
Angel wakes up in pain to the accompaniment of a crash of thunder, and has time to stumble outside to invert Redemption in the Rain as he loses his soul (again) and becomes the evil Angelus.

Source: Dramatic Thunder
She then slips on a puddle of mud, which causes her to stumble into a can of red paint that blinds her, which in turn makes her crash into a bag of flour that pours all over her, and finally crashes into a box of Styrofoam that gets stuck to her face.

Source: Humiliation Conga / Western Animation

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