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erupt


erupt [erupt erupts erupted erupting] BrE [ɪˈrʌpt] NAmE [ɪˈrʌpt] verb
1. intransitive, transitive when a ↑volcano erupts or burning rocks, smoke, etc. erupt or are erupted, the burning rocks, etc. are thrown out from the ↑volcano
The volcano could erupt at any time.
~ from sth Ash began to erupt from the crater.
~ sth An immense volume of rocks and molten lava was erupted.
2. intransitive to start happening, suddenly and violently
Syn: break out
Violence erupted outside the embassy gates.
~ into sth The unrest erupted into revolution.
3. intransitive, transitive to suddenly express your feelings very strongly, especially by shouting loudly
When Davis scored for the third time the crowd erupted.
~ in/into sth My father just erupted into fury.
+ speech ‘How dare you?’ she erupted.
4. intransitive (of spots, etc.)to suddenly appear on your skin
A rash had erupted all over his chest.
Derived Word:eruption
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: from Latin erupt- ‘broken out’, from the verb erumpere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + rumpere ‘burst out, break’.

Synonyms:
explode
blow up • go off • burst • erupt • detonate
These are all words that can be used when sth bursts apart violently, causing damage or injury.
explode • to burst loudly and violently, causing damage; to make sth burst in this way: The jet smashed into a hillside and exploded. The bomb was exploded under controlled conditions.
blow (sth) up • to be destroyed by an explosion; to destroy sth by an explosion: A police officer was killed when his car blew up.
go off • (of a bomb) to explode; (of a gun) to be fired: The bomb went off in a crowded street.
When used about guns, the choice of go off (instead of ‘be fired’) can suggest that the gun was fired by accident.
burst • to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make sth break in this way: That balloon's going to burst.
erupt • (of a volcano) to throw out burning rocks and smoke; (of burning rocks and smoke) to be thrown out of a volcano.
detonate • (rather formal) (of a bomb) to explode; to make a bomb explode: Two other bombs failed to detonate.
a bomb explodes/blows up/goes off/bursts/detonates
a car/plane/vehicle explodes/blows up
a firework/rocket explodes/goes off

Example Bank:
The violence threatened to erupt into full-scale war.
Epidemics periodically erupted throughout the 19th century.
His anger suddenly erupted into furious shouting.
Michael finally erupted, jumping up from his seat.
The audience spontaneously erupted into a standing ovation.
The crowd erupted in cheers and sobs of joy.
The room erupted with laughter.
Violence occasionally erupts between the opposing factions.
the volcano which erupted violently last month
Lava erupted close to the summit.

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