Erupt

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To emerge violently from restraint or limits; explode: My neighbor erupted in anger over the noise.
  • verb-intransitive. To become violently active: The volcano erupted after years of dormancy.
  • verb-intransitive. To force out or release something, such as steam, with violence or suddenness.
  • verb-intransitive. To break through the gums in developing. Used of teeth.
  • verb-intransitive. To appear on the skin. Used of a rash or blemish.
  • v. To force out violently.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. to violently eject
  • v. to spontaneously release pressure or tension
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To cause to burst forth; to eject.
  • verb-intransitive. To eject something, esp. lava, water, etc., as a volcano or geyser.
  • verb-intransitive. To burst forth; to break out, as ashes from a volcano, teeth through the gums, etc.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To burst forth suddenly and violently; break or belch out; send forth matter.
  • To throw out suddenly and with great violence; emit violently; cast out, as lava from a volcano; belch.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. become active and spew forth lava and rocks
  • v. appear on the skin
  • v. start abruptly
  • v. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
  • v. break out
  • v. become raw or open
  • v. erupt or intensify suddenly
  • v. start to burn or burst into flames
  • Antonym
    swallow   
    Verb Form
    erupted    erupting    eruptional    eruptionally    eruptively    erupts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    explode    burst    appear    start    begin    express emotion    express feelings    trouble    ail    pain   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    eject    belch    vesuviate    burst   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    abrupt    corrupt    disrupt    interrupt    upped