erupt

v. t.	1.	To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.
v. i.	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.
	2.	To burst forth; to break out, as ashes from a volcano, teeth through the gums, etc.; as, the third molar erupts late in most people, and in some persons does not occur at all. When the amount and power of the steam is equal to the demand, it erupts with violence through the lava flood and gives us a small volcano. - H. J. W. Dam.

Verb	1.	erupt - start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc" Synonyms: break out
	2.	erupt - erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" Synonyms: flare up, irrupt, break open, burst out, flare
	3.	erupt - start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" Synonyms: catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate, ignite
	4.	erupt - as of teeth, for example; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" Synonyms: push through, break through, come out
	5.	erupt - become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while" Synonyms: belch, extravasate
	6.	erupt - force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" Synonyms: burst, break
	7.	erupt - appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
	8.	erupt - become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce" Synonyms: recrudesce, break out

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