VERB: "to break open, apart, or into pieces usually from impact or from pressure from within" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to break open, apart, or into pieces usually from impact or from pressure from within" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
2. break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
(noun)
1. a sudden intense happening
2. a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

USUALLY (adverb)
1. under normal conditions
PRESSURE (verb)
1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
2. exert pressure on someone through threats
PRESSURE (noun)
1. the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
2. the pressure exerted by the atmosphere

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