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v. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

blow

v. lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow"

invalidate, nullify

v. show to be invalid

empty, discharge

v. become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"

fire

v. bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"

rail

v. fish with a handline over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"

erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate

v. start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"

crash, go down

v. stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"

tear, rupture, snap, bust

v. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

shatter

v. cause to break into many pieces; "shatter the plate"

pop

v. burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"

burst

v. move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night"

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implode, go off

v. burst inward; "The bottle imploded"

implode, go off

v. burst inward; "The bottle imploded"

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