erupt

Definition of erupt in English English dictionary: (Can we clean up() this sense?) to spontaneously release pressure or tension
the crowd erupted in anger.; to violently eject
the volcano erupted, spewing lava across a wide area.; vomit; {v} to burst forth or eject with force; as a volcano or geyser; to spontaneously release pressure or tension; You say that someone erupts when they suddenly have a change in mood, usually becoming quite noisy. Then, without warning, she erupts into laughter + eruption erup·tion an eruption of despair; start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"; 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 + eruption eruptions erup·tion the volcanic eruption of Tambora in 1815; force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"; appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"; {f} burst out (i.e. a volcano); suddenly appear, break out (i.e. a skin rash); If violence or fighting erupts, it suddenly begins or gets worse in an unexpected, violent way. Heavy fighting erupted there today after a two-day cease-fire = break out + eruption erup·tion this sudden eruption of violence; start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"; To eject something, esp; become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"; as of teeth, for example; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"; start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously; If your skin erupts, sores or spots suddenly appear there. At the end of the second week, my skin erupted in pimples. + eruption erup·tion eruptions of adolescent acne; When people in a place suddenly become angry or violent, you can say that they erupt or that the place erupts. In Los Angeles, the neighborhood known as Watts erupted into riots; erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"; lava, water, etc; To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava; become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"; To burst forth; to break out, as ashes from a volcano, teeth through the gums, etc; become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while" erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce" start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc" appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant" as of teeth, for example; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously
eruption: a sudden release of pressure or tension
there was an eruption of joy at the final whistle.
eruption: a violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano
eruptive: An eruptive rock
eruptive: That erupts
eruptive: That is accompanied by eruptions
eruption: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"
eruption: {n} a breaking out, burst, pustule, spot
eruptive: {a} bursting forth, tending to burst, foul
Eruptive: eruptional
erupted: past of erupt
erupting: present participle of erupt
eruption: The ejection of water from a geyser, synonym for "play"
eruption: A violent exclamation; ejaculation
eruption: a sudden very loud noise
eruption: the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
eruption: as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust
eruption: {i} act or instance of bursting forth suddenly; act or instance of breaking out (about a skin rash)
eruption: the process whereby teeth grow through the gums
eruption: the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
eruption: An act, processes, or instance of erupting
eruption: The process of the tooth appearing in the mouth
eruption: The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc
eruption: The process by which solid, liquid, and gaseous materials are ejected into the earth's atmosphere and onto the earth's surface by volcanic activity Eruptions range from the quiet overflow of liquid rock to the tremendously violent expulsion of pyroclastics
eruption: (c) A violent commotion
eruption: The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc
eruption: an infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing
eruption: Emergence of the tooth through the gums
eruption: (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
eruption: (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another
eruption: The ejection of volcanic materials (lavas, pyroclasts and volcanic gases) onto the surface, either from a central vent, a fissure or a group of fissures
eruption: That which bursts forth
eruption: the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
eruption: symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
eruption: Milton
eruption: The expelling of material including gases, ash, volcanic fragments and lava on Earth's surface due to volcanic activity Eruptions may be explosive, or quiet lava flows
eruptions: plural of eruption
eruptive: Produced by eruption
eruptive: Breaking out or bursting forth
eruptive: of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro
eruptive: Attended with eruption or efflorescence, or producing it; as, an eruptive fever
eruptive: erupting or tending to erupt; "a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring" igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt; "volcanic rock includes the volcanic glass obsidian
eruptive: igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt; "volcanic rock includes the volcanic glass obsidian
eruptive: erupting or tending to erupt; "a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring"
eruptive: tending to burst forth suddenly; causing a skin rash (Pathology); characterized by a skin rash (Pathology)
eruptive: Produced by eruption; as, eruptive rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic
erupts: third-person singular of erupt

erupt

Hyphenation

e·rupt

Turkish pronunciation

îrʌpt

Synonyms

burst, appear, belch, blow up, boil, break out, cast out, detonate, discharge, emit, eruct, explode, extravasate, flare up, go off

Pronunciation

/əˈrəpt/ /ɪˈrʌpt/

Etymology

[ i-'r&pt ] (verb.) 1657. From Latin eruptus, past participle of erumpere (“to break out, burst forth, tr. cause to break out”) e (“out”) + rumpere (“to break”).