ERUPT

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

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