1. jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone) - The attackers leapt out from the bushes • Syn: leap out, rush out, sally out • Hypernyms: appear • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody 2. be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise - His anger exploded • Syn: explode, break loose • Derivationally related forms: explosion (for: explode) • Hypernyms: change state, turn • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s 3. come into or as if into flower - These manifestations effloresced in the past • Syn: effloresce • Derivationally related forms: efflorescent (for: effloresce), efflorescence (for: effloresce) • Hypernyms: bloom, blossom, flower • Verb Frames: - Something ----s