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