Erupt

[ɪ'rʌpt]

Definition

(verb.) become active and spew forth lava and rocks; 'Vesuvius erupts once in a while'.

(verb.) erupt or intensify suddenly; 'Unrest erupted in the country'; 'Tempers flared at the meeting'; 'The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism'.

(verb.) become raw or open; 'He broke out in hives'; 'My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries'; 'Such boils tend to recrudesce'.

(verb.) start abruptly; 'After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc'.

(verb.) appear on the skin; 'A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant'.

(verb.) break out; 'The tooth erupted and had to be extracted'.

(verb.) start to burn or burst into flames; 'Marsh gases ignited suddenly'; 'The oily rags combusted spontaneously'.

Typed by Laverne--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.

Typed by Gordon

Definition

v.i. to break out or through as a volcano.—n. Erup′tion a breaking or bursting forth: that which bursts forth: a breaking out of spots on the skin.—adjs. Erup′tional; Erupt′ive breaking forth: attended by or producing eruption: produced by eruption.—n. Erupt′iveness.

Checker: Merle