erupt

Verb
  1. Start abruptly (synset 200346162)
    "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
    is a type of: begin, start - have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
    same as: break out
  2. Erupt or intensify suddenly (synset 200308567)
    "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
    is a type of: deepen, intensify - become more intense
    same as: break open, burst out, flare, flare up, irrupt
  3. Start to burn or burst into flames (synset 202766580)
    "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
    is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
    subtypes:
    • blow out - erupt in an uncontrolled manner
    • catch - start burning
    • light up - start to burn with a bright flame
    same as: catch fire, combust, conflagrate, ignite, take fire
    verb group: burn, combust - cause to burn or combust
  4. Break out (synset 200549346)
    "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
    is a type of: appear - come into sight or view
    subtypes: dehisce - burst or split open
    same as: break through, come out, push through
    verb group: erupt - appear on the skin
  5. Become active and spew forth lava and rocks (synset 200308350)
    "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
    is a type of: burst, explode - burst outward, usually with noise
    same as: belch, extravasate
  6. Force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up (synset 201789214)
    "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"
    is a type of: express emotion, express feelings - give verbal or other expression to one's feelings
    same as: break, burst
  7. Appear on the skin (synset 200423852)
    "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
    is a type of: appear - come into sight or view
    verb group: break through, come out, erupt, push through - break out
  8. Become raw or open (synset 200309856)
    "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"
    is a type of: ail, pain, trouble - cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
    same as: break out, recrudesce

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