erupt
1. start abruptly (Freq. 6)
- After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc
• Syn:
break out
• Hypernyms:
begin, start
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. erupt or intensify suddenly (Freq. 2)
- Unrest erupted in the country
- Tempers flared at the meeting
- The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
• Syn:
irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out
• Derivationally related forms:
flare-up (for: flare up), irruption (for: irrupt), eruption
• Hypernyms:
intensify, deepen
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
3. become active and spew forth lava and rocks (Freq. 1)
- Vesuvius erupts once in a while
• Syn:
belch, extravasate
• Derivationally related forms:
extravasation (for: extravasate), eruption
• Hypernyms:
explode, burst
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
4. break out (Freq. 1)
- The tooth erupted and had to be extracted
• Syn:
come out, break through, push through
• Derivationally related forms:
eruption
• Hypernyms:
appear
• Hyponyms:
dehisce
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. start to burn or burst into flames (Freq. 1)
- Marsh gases ignited suddenly
- The oily rags combusted spontaneously
• Syn:
ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate
• Derivationally related forms:
combustible (for: combust), combustive (for: combust), ignitible (for: ignite), ignitable (for: ignite), ignition (for: ignite)
• Hypernyms:
change state, turn
• Hyponyms:
blow out, catch, light up
• Verb Group:
burn, combust
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
6. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- break into tears
- erupt in anger
• Syn:
break, burst
• Hypernyms:
express emotion, express feelings
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
7. appear on the skin
- A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant
• Hypernyms:
appear
• Verb Group:
come out, break through, push through
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
8. become raw or open
- He broke out in hives
- My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries
- Such boils tend to recrudesce
• Syn:
recrudesce, break out
• Derivationally related forms:
eruptive
• Hypernyms:
trouble, ail, pain
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
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