ERUPT
erupt, belch, extravasate
(verb) become active and spew forth lava and rocks; âVesuvius erupts once in a whileâ
erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out
(verb) erupt or intensify suddenly; âUnrest erupted in the countryâ; âTempers flared at the meetingâ; âThe crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotismâ
erupt, recrudesce, break out
(verb) become raw or open; âHe broke out in hivesâ; âMy skin breaks out when I eat strawberriesâ; âSuch boils tend to recrudesceâ
erupt, break out
(verb) start abruptly; âAfter 1989, peace broke out in the former East Blocâ
erupt
(verb) appear on the skin; âA rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plantâ
erupt, come out, break through, push through
(verb) break out; âThe tooth erupted and had to be extractedâ
break, burst, erupt
(verb) force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; âbreak into tearsâ; âerupt in angerâ
erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate
(verb) start to burn or burst into flames; âMarsh gases ignited suddenlyâ; âThe oily rags combusted spontaneouslyâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
erupt (third-person singular simple present erupts, present participle erupting, simple past and past participle erupted)
(intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
(intransitive) To burst forth; to break out.
(intransitive, figuratively) To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
Synonyms
• burst
Anagrams
• 'puter, Puter, Putre, puter, reput, upter
Source: Wiktionary
E*rupt", v. t. Etym: [See Eruption.]
Definition: To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava. Huxley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition