English to English
verb
- start abruptly
After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc.
source: WordNet 3.0
- erupt or intensify suddenly
Unrest erupted in the country.
Tempers flared at the meeting.
The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism.
source: WordNet 3.0
- start to burn or burst into flames
Marsh gases ignited suddenly.
The oily rags combusted spontaneously.
source: WordNet 3.0
- break out
The tooth erupted and had to be extracted.
source: WordNet 3.0
- become active and spew forth lava and rocks
Vesuvius erupts once in a while.
source: WordNet 3.0
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
Break into tears.
Erupt in anger.
source: WordNet 3.0
- appear on the skin
A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant.
source: WordNet 3.0
- become raw or open
He broke out in hives.
My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries.
Such boils tend to recrudesce.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.
source: Webster 1913
- To eject something, esp. lava, water, etc., as a volcano or geyser.
source: Webster 1913
