1. Start abruptly
   - break out 
2. Erupt or intensify suddenly
   "Unrest erupted in the country"
   - irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out 
3. Start to burn or burst into flames
   - ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate 
4. Break out
   "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
   - come out, break through, push through 
5. Become active and spew forth lava and rocks
   "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
   - belch, extravasate 
6. Force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
   "erupt in anger"
   - break, burst 
7. Appear on the skin
   "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant" 
8. Become raw or open
   - recrudesce, break out

Sounds like: irrupt

Derived forms: erupts, erupting, erupted

See also: eruption, eruptive

Type of: ail, appear, begin, burst, change state, deepen, explode, express emotion, express feelings, intensify, pain, start, trouble, turn

Encyclopedia: Erupt

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