what does erupt mean?
ERUPT as VERB
- Meaning
- become active and spew forth lava and rocks
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- Vesuvius erupts once in a while
Hypernyms(s) erupt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- erupt or intensify suddenly
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- Unrest erupted in the country
- Tempers flared at the meeting
- The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
Hypernyms(s) erupt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- He broke out in hives
- My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries
- Such boils tend to recrudesce
Hypernyms(s) erupt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc
Hypernyms(s) erupt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant
Hypernyms(s) erupt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The tooth erupted and had to be extracted
Hypernyms(s) erupt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
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- break into tears
- erupt in anger
Hypernyms(s) erupt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- start to burn or burst into flames
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- Marsh gases ignited suddenly
- The oily rags combusted spontaneously
Hypernyms(s) erupt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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