erupt

erupt
[[t]ɪrʌ̱pt[/t]]
erupts, erupting, erupted
1) VERB When a volcano erupts, it throws out a lot of hot, melted rock called lava, as well as ash and steam.

The volcano erupted in 1980, devastating a large area of Washington state...

Scientists say Mount Pinatubo could erupt again soon.

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eruption [[t]ɪrʌ̱pʃ(ə)n[/t]] plural N-VAR usu with supp

...the volcanic eruption of Tambora in 1815.

2) VERB If violence or fighting erupts, it suddenly begins or gets worse in an unexpected, violent way. [JOURNALISM]

Heavy fighting erupted there today after a two-day cease-fire...

Violence erupted as the boys were driven away in two police vans.

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Derived words:
eruption N-COUNT

...this sudden eruption of violence.

3) VERB When people in a place suddenly become angry or violent, you can say that they erupt or that the place erupts. [JOURNALISM]

[V into/in n] In Los Angeles, the neighborhood known as Watts erupted into riots...

[V into/in n] This region which had been relatively calm erupted in violence again this spring. [Also V]

4) VERB You say that someone erupts when they suddenly have a change in mood, usually becoming quite noisy.

[V into/in n] Then, without warning, she erupts into laughter...

[V into/in n] Newman fled barefoot as the cheated husband erupted in fury. [Also V]

Derived words:
eruption N-COUNT

...an eruption of despair.

5) VERB If your skin erupts, sores or spots suddenly appear there.

[V in/into n] At the end of the second week, my skin erupted in pimples. [Also V]

Derived words:
eruption N-COUNT with supp

...eruptions of adolescent acne.

...an unpleasant skin eruption.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • erupt — e*rupt ([ e]*r[u^]pt ), v. t. [See {eruption}.] To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava. Huxley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • erupt — erupt; erupt·ible; …   English syllables

  • erupt — e*rupt ([ e]*r[u^]pt ), v. i. [See {eruption}.] 1. To eject something, esp. lava, water, etc., as a volcano or geyser; as, when Mount Saint Helens erupted, some people were taken by surprise. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] 2. To burst forth; to break …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • erupt — index emit, penetrate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • erupt — i rəpt vi 1) of a tooth to emerge through the gum 2) to break out (as with a skin eruption) erup·tive tiv adj …   Medical dictionary

  • erupt — 1650s, of diseases, etc., from L. eruptus, pp. of erumpere to break out, burst (see ERUPTION (Cf. eruption)). Of volcanoes, from 1770. Related: Erupted; erupting …   Etymology dictionary

  • erupt — [v] give forth, eject with force appear, belch, blow up, boil, break out, burst, cast out, detonate, discharge, emit, eruct, explode, extravasate, flare up*, go off*, gush, hurl, jet, pour forth, rupture, spew, spit, spout, spurt, throw off*,… …   New thesaurus

  • erupt — ► VERB 1) (of a volcano) forcefully eject lava, rocks, ash, or gases. 2) break out suddenly. 3) give vent to feelings in a sudden and noisy way. 4) (of a spot, rash, etc.) suddenly appear on the skin. DERIVATIVES eruptive adjective. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

  • erupt — [ē rupt′, irupt′] vi. [< L eruptus, pp. of erumpere, to break out, burst forth < e , out + rumpere, to break: see RUPTURE] 1. to burst forth or out, as from some restraint [erupting lava, a riot erupted] 2. to throw forth lava, water, steam …   English World dictionary

  • erupt — UK [ɪˈrʌpt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms erupt : present tense I/you/we/they erupt he/she/it erupts present participle erupting past tense erupted past participle erupted 1) if a volcano erupts, it explodes inside and flames, rocks, and… …   English dictionary

  • erupt — verb (I) 1 if a volcano erupts, it explodes and sends smoke, fire, and rock into the sky 2 if fighting, violence, loud noises etc erupt, they start suddenly: Gang violence can erupt for no apparent reason. 3 erupt into laughter/shouting etc to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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