Explode and Pop

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

Usage example: the building was wrecked when a powerful bomb exploded

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Pop is a synonym for explode in explosion topic. In some cases you can use "Pop" instead a verb "Explode".

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

Usage example: a balloon popped suddenly and startled us all

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Explode is a synonym for pop in burst topic. You can use "Explode" instead a verb "Pop", if it concerns topics such as jump, explosion, go bang.

Nearby Words: popped, popping, poping, poped

people	explode people	pop people
moment	explode moment	pop moment
time	explode time	pop time
head	explode head	pop head
Other words: times, heads, enemies.

When a tank dies, it may explode in a number of random ways: It could just fizzle and pop, or it could take out a whole mountain (and anyone nearby) with a nuke-sized explosion, or it could spray Funky Bomb explosions everywhere.

Source: Video Game / Scorched Earth
Pushing the restart button in Time Fcuk causes the player to pop a cyanide pill, which for some reason causes his head to explode.

Source: Press X to Die
That is, if the creator is destroyed, it is "only natural" that the creation will pop out of existence, or, preferably, explode.

Source: No Ontological Inertia

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