eruptverb [ I ]
uk/ɪˈrʌpt/us/ɪˈrʌpt/erupt verb [ I ] (VOLCANO)
C2 When a volcano erupts, it explodes and flames and rocks come out of it:
Since the volcano last erupted, many houses have been built in a dangerous position on its slopes.
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- Inner-city riots erupted when a local man was shot by police.
- Violence erupted in the city on Friday night.
- A big diplomatic row erupted as a result.
- Spontaneous demonstrations erupt almost daily.
- A legal fight has erupted between two of the world's largest oil companies.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Exploding and erupting
- blast
- blow (sb/sth) up
- blowout
- burst
- burst in on sb/sth
- burst in/into (somewhere)
- detonate
- explode
- explosion
- explosive
- flare
- go
- go off
- go pop idiom
- go up
- ignite
- live
- pop
- set
- set sth off
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erupt verb [ I ] (START SUDDENLY)
to start suddenly and violently:
At the end of a hot summer, violence erupted in the inner cities.
to suddenly express your feelings in a noisy way:
The crowd erupted in applause and cheering.
If spots erupt on your skin, they suddenly appear:
Two days after he'd been exposed to the substance, a painful rash erupted on his neck.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Starting and beginning
- be in the first flush of idiom
- become
- begin
- branch out
- break into sth
- export
- ground
- incipient
- initiator
- instate
- introduce
- kick
- kick-start
- strike
- swing into action idiom
- touch sth off
- train
- trigger
- wade in
- weave
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Expressing and showing feelings
Appearing & disappearing
eruption
noun [ C or U ] uk/ɪˈrʌp.ʃən/us/ɪˈrʌp.ʃən/
a volcanic eruption
There was a violent eruption of anti-government feeling.