HyperDic: erupt

English > 8 senses of the word *erupt*:
VERB	change	erupt, break out	start abruptly
	change	erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out	erupt or intensify suddenly
	weather	erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate	start to burn or burst into flames
	change	erupt, come out, break through, push through	break out
	change	erupt, belch, extravasate	become active and spew forth lava and rocks
	emotion	erupt, break, burst	force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
	change	erupt	appear on the skin
	change	erupt, recrudesce, break out	become raw or open

erupt > pronunciation
Sounds	ihrah'pt; iy'rahpt
Rhymes	abrupt ... worshipped: 12 rhymes with ahpt...

English > *erupt*: 8 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	start abruptly.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonym	break out
Broader	begin, start	Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
Spanish	entrar en erupción, hacer erupción, irrumpir
Catalan	desencadenar-se, esclatar

English > *erupt*: 8 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	erupt or intensify suddenly.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Example	"Unrest erupted in the country"
Synonyms	irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out
Broader	intensify, deepen	Become more intense
Spanish	encenderse, estallar
Catalan	encendre, esclatar
Nouns	eruption	a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)

English > *erupt*: 8 senses > verb 3, weather
Meaning	start to burn or burst into flames.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate
Narrower	blow out	erupt in an uncontrolled manner
	catch	start burning
	light up	start to burn with a bright flame
Broader	change state, turn	Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Similar to	burn, combust	Cause to burn or combust
Spanish	encenderse, encender, inflamarse, prender
Catalan	abrandar, encendre's, encendre, inflamar-se

English > *erupt*: 8 senses > verb 4, change
Meaning	break out.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
Synonyms	come out, break through, push through
Narrower	dehisce	Burst or split open
Broader	appear	Come into sight or view
Similar to	erupt	Appear on the skin
Spanish	brotar, entrar en erupción, hacer erupción, salir
Catalan	sortir
Nouns	eruption	the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum

English > *erupt*: 8 senses > verb 5, change
Meaning	Become active and spew forth lava and rocks.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
Synonyms	belch, extravasate
Broader	explode, burst	Burst outward, usually with noise
Spanish	entrar en erupción
Catalan	fer erupció
Nouns	eruption	the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
Nouns	eruption	(of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)

English > *erupt*: 8 senses > verb 6, emotion
Meaning	Force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Example	"erupt in anger"
Synonyms	break, burst
Broader	express emotion, express feelings	Give verbal / verbal / verbal or other expression to one's feelings
Spanish	romper

English > *erupt*: 8 senses > verb 7, change
Meaning	Appear on the skin.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Example	"A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
Broader	appear	Come into sight or view
Similar to	erupt, come out, break through, push through	break out

English > *erupt*: 8 senses > verb 8, change
Meaning	Become raw or open.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonyms	recrudesce, break out
Broader	trouble, ail, pain	Cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
Catalan	irritar-se
Adjectives	eruptive	actively spewing out lava

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