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How to sign: the act of exploding or bursting something
"the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft";
Similiar / Same: explosion
Categories: change of integrity
Within this category: detonation, fulmination
How to sign: break open or apart suddenly
"The bubble burst";
Similiar / Same: break open, split
Categories: break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up
Within this category: blow, pop, stave
How to sign: force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
"break into tears"; "erupt in anger";
Categories: express emotion, express feelings
How to sign: burst outward, usually with noise
"The champagne bottle exploded";
Similiar / Same: explode
Categories: change integrity
