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erupt
erupt - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
erupt
Definition
(verb) start abruptly
Synonyms
:
break out
Example Sentence
After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc
Definition
(verb) erupt or intensify suddenly
Synonyms
:
break open
,
burst out
,
flare
,
flare up
,
irrupt
Example Sentence
Unrest erupted in the country
Tempers flared at the meeting
The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
Definition
(verb) start to burn or burst into flames
Synonyms
:
catch fire
,
combust
,
conflagrate
,
ignite
,
take fire
Example Sentence
Marsh gases ignited suddenly
The oily rags combusted spontaneously
Definition
(verb) break out
Synonyms
:
break through
,
come out
,
push through
Example Sentence
The tooth erupted and had to be extracted
Definition
(verb) become active and spew forth lava and rocks
Synonyms
:
belch
,
extravasate
Example Sentence
Vesuvius erupts once in a while
Definition
(verb) force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
Synonyms
:
break
,
burst
Example Sentence
break into tears
erupt in anger
Definition
(verb) appear on the skin
Example Sentence
A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant
Definition
(verb) become raw or open
Synonyms
:
break out
,
recrudesce
Example Sentence
He broke out in hives
My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries
Such boils tend to recrudesce
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