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Verb | 1. | erupt - start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc" |
2. | erupt - erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" | |
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" | |
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" | |
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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" |