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erupt - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'erupt' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Erupt [ v. t.]
- To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.

Meaning of 'erupt' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . erupt [ v]
Meaning (1):
- appear on the skin
Example in sentence:
  • A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant
Meaning (2):
- start abruptly
Example in sentence:
  • After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc
Meaning (3):
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
Example in sentence:
  • break into tears;
  • erupt in anger
Meaning (4):
- become raw or open
Example in sentence:
  • He broke out in hives;
  • My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries;
  • Such boils tend to recrudesce
Meaning (5):
- start to burn or burst into flames
Example in sentence:
  • Marsh gases ignited suddenly;
  • The oily rags combusted spontaneously
Meaning (6):
- erupt or intensify suddenly
Example in sentence:
  • Tempers flared at the meeting;
  • The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism;
  • Unrest erupted in the country
Meaning (7):
- break out
Example in sentence:
  • The tooth erupted and had to be extracted
Meaning (8):
- become active and spew forth lava and rocks
Example in sentence:
  • Vesuvius erupts once in a while

Nearby Words:

erubescence erubescency erubescent erubescite eruca erucae erucic erucifrom eruct eructate

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