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