1. erupt - verb
· start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
Synonym(s): break_out
2. erupt - verb
· erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
Synonym(s): irrupt, flare_up, flare, break_open, burst_out
Hypernym(s): intensify, deepen
3. erupt - verb
· start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
Synonym(s): ignite, catch_fire, take_fire, combust, conflagrate
Hypernym(s): change_state, turn
4. erupt - verb
· break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
Synonym(s): come_out, break_through, push_through
Hypernym(s): appear
5. erupt - verb
· become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
Synonym(s): belch, extravasate
6. erupt - verb
· force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"
Hypernym(s): express_emotion, express_feelings
7. erupt - verb
· appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
Hypernym(s): appear
8. erupt - verb
· become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"
Synonym(s): recrudesce, break_out
Hypernym(s): trouble, ail, pain
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