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Meaning & Definition of Erupt in English

English

Erupt

/ɪrəpt/

verb

1. Start abruptly

  • "After 1989, peace broke out in the former east bloc"
synonym:
  • erupt,
  • break out

2. Erupt or intensify suddenly

  • "Unrest erupted in the country"
  • "Tempers flared at the meeting"
  • "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
synonym:
  • erupt,
  • irrupt,
  • flare up,
  • flare,
  • break open,
  • burst out

3. Start to burn or burst into flames

  • "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"
  • "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
synonym:
  • erupt,
  • ignite,
  • catch fire,
  • take fire,
  • combust,
  • conflagrate

4. Break out

  • "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
synonym:
  • erupt,
  • come out,
  • break through,
  • push through

5. Become active and spew forth lava and rocks

  • "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
synonym:
  • erupt,
  • belch,
  • extravasate

6. Force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

  • "Break into tears"
  • "Erupt in anger"
synonym:
  • break,
  • burst,
  • erupt

7. Appear on the skin

  • "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
synonym:
  • erupt

8. Become raw or open

  • "He broke out in hives"
  • "My skin breaks out when i eat strawberries"
  • "Such boils tend to recrudesce"
synonym:
  • erupt,
  • recrudesce,
  • break out