Definition of erupt

"erupt" in the verb sense

1. erupt, break out

start abruptly

"After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"

2. erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out

erupt or intensify suddenly

"Unrest erupted in the country"

"Tempers flared at the meeting"

"The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"

3. erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate

start to burn or burst into flames

"Marsh gases ignited suddenly"

"The oily rags combusted spontaneously"

4. erupt, come out, break through, push through

break out

"The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"

5. erupt, belch, extravasate

become active and spew forth lava and rocks

"Vesuvius erupts once in a while"

6. break, burst, erupt

force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

"break into tears"

"erupt in anger"

7. erupt

appear on the skin

"A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"

8. erupt, recrudesce, break out

become raw or open

"He broke out in hives"

"My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"

"Such boils tend to recrudesce"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

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Words containing the sequence erupt

Words that start with erupt (7 words)

Words that end with erupt (1 word)

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