erupt

Verb

Verb Forms: erupted, erupting, erupts

• To burst forth or break out suddenly and often violently.
• start abruptly
• erupt or intensify suddenly
  • "Unrest erupted in the country"
• start to burn or burst into flames
• break out
  • "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
• become active and spew forth lava and rocks
  • "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
• force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
  • "erupt in anger"
• appear on the skin
  • "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
• become raw or open
• To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
• To burst forth; to break out.
• To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
• (Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers.

Examples

• The crowd would ERUPT in cheers if he managed that game-winning play.
• The third molar tooth erupts late in most people, and sometimes does not appear at all.
• The volcano erupted, spewing lava across a wide area.

Synonyms

belch, break, break open, break out, break through, burst, burst out, catch fire, combust, come out, conflagrate, extravasate, flare, flare up, ignite, irrupt, push through, recrudesce, take fire

Related Words

eruption