erupt
(verb)
verb
1. start abruptly
Definition categories: change, begin, start
2. erupt or intensify suddenly
- Unrest erupted in the country
Similar word(s): flare, irrupt
Definition categories: change, deepen, intensify
3. start to burn or burst into flames
Similar word(s): combust, conflagrate, ignite
Definition categories: weather, turn
4. break out
- The tooth erupted and had to be extracted
Definition categories: change, appear
5. become active and spew forth lava and rocks
- Vesuvius erupts once in a while
Similar word(s): belch, extravasate
Definition categories: change, burst, explode
6. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- erupt in anger
Definition categories: emotion
7. appear on the skin
- A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant
Definition categories: change, appear
8. become raw or open
Similar word(s): recrudesce
Definition categories: change, ail, pain, trouble
Sentences with erupt as a verb:
- The volcano erupted, spewing lava across a wide area.
- The third molar tooth erupts late in most people, and sometimes does not appear at all.
- The crowd erupted in anger.