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erupt
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e·rupt  (-rpt)
v. e·rupt·ed, e·rupt·ing, e·rupts
v.intr.
1. To emerge violently from restraint or limits; explode: My neighbor erupted in anger over the noise.
2. To become violently active: The volcano erupted after years of dormancy.
3. To force out or release something, such as steam, with violence or suddenness.
4.
a. To break through the gums in developing. Used of teeth.
b. To appear on the skin. Used of a rash or blemish.
v.tr.
To force out violently.

[Latin rumpere, rupt- : -, ex-, ex- + rumpere, to break; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]

e·ruptive adj.
e·ruptive·ly adv.

erupt
Verb
1. (of a volcano) to throw out molten lava, ash, and steam in a sudden and violent way
2. to burst forth suddenly and violently: riots erupted across the country
3. (of a group of people) to suddenly become angry and aggressive: the meeting erupted in fury
4. (of a blemish) to appear on the skin [Latin e- out + rumpere to burst]
eruptive adj
eruption n
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Verb1.erupt - start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
begin, start - have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
2.erupt - erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
deepen, intensify - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
3.erupt - start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
blow out - erupt in an uncontrolled manner; "The oil well blew out"
catch - start burning; "The fire caught"
light up - start to burn with a bright flame; "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up"
combust, burn - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
4.erupt - break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
dehisce - burst or split open; "flowers dehisce when they release pollen"
appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
erupt - appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
5.erupt - become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
explode, burst - burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"
6.erupt - force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"
express emotion, express feelings - give verbal or other expression to one's feelings
7.erupt - appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
push through, break through, erupt, come out - break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
8.erupt - become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"
pain, ail, trouble - cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

erupt
verb 1. explode, blow up, flare up, emit lava
2. gush, burst out, be ejected, burst forth, pour forth, belch forth, spew forth or out
3. start, break out, began, explode, flare up, burst out, boil over
verb 4. Medical break out, appear, flare up
Translations
erupt [ɪˈrʌpt] vientrar en erupción;
(MED) → hacer erupción;
(fig) → estallar

erupt [ɪˈrʌpt] vientrer en éruption (fig); éclater, exploser

erupt [ɪˈrʌpt] viausbrechen

erupt [ɪˈrʌpt] vierompere; [volcano] → mettersi (or essere) in eruzione

erupt
v erupt [iˈrapt]
(of a volcano) to throw out lava etc When did Mount Etna last erupt?; The demonstration started quietly but suddenly violence erupted. uitbars يَثور، يَتَفَجَّر изригвам soptit; propuknout bryde ud; opstå ausbrechen εκρήγνυμαι, ξεσπώ entrar en erupción purskama فوران کردن purkautua, puhjeta faire éruption, exploser לְהִתפָּרֵץ फूट निकल आना eruptirati. buknuti, probiti kitör (vulkán) meletus gjósa, þeyta upp eruttare, esplodere 噴火する 폭발하다 išsiveržti, prasiveržti izlauzties; (par vulkānu) izvirst meletus uitbarsten bryte ut, ha utbrudd wybuchać entrar em erupção a erupe; a izbucni извергать(ся); прорываться soptiť, vybuchnúť izbruhniti izbiti ha utbrott, bryta ut ระเบิด; ปะทุ patlamak, püskür(t)mek 噴發 вивергати(ся) پھوٹ پڑنا phun (núi lửa)
n eˈruption [-ʃən]
uitbarsting ثَوَران، تَفَجُّر изригване výbuch udbrud der Ausbruch έκρηξη erupción purse فوران؛ برون فشانی purkaus éruption הִתפָּרצוּת उदभेदन erupcija kitörés letusan (eld)gos eruzione 噴火 폭발 išsiveržimas, prasiveržimas izlaušanās; (vulkāna) izvirdums letusan uitbarsting utbrudd, frambrudd wybuch erupção erupţie извержение výbuch izbruh erupcija utbrott การระเบิด; การปะทุ patlama 噴發 виверження انفجار sự phun núi lửa


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