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English to English verb
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start abruptly |  | Example: After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc
source: wordnet30
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erupt or intensify suddenly | | Example: Unrest erupted in the country
Tempers flared at the meeting
The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
source: wordnet30
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start to burn or burst into flames | | Example: Marsh gases ignited suddenly
The oily rags combusted spontaneously
source: wordnet30
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break out | | Example: The tooth erupted and had to be extracted
source: wordnet30
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become active and spew forth lava and rocks | | Example: Vesuvius erupts once in a while
source: wordnet30
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force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up | | Example: break into tears
erupt in anger
source: wordnet30
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appear on the skin | | Example: A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant
source: wordnet30
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become raw or open | | Example: He broke out in hives
My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries
Such boils tend to recrudesce
source: wordnet30
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To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava. | | source: webster1913
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To eject something, esp. lava, water, etc., as a volcano or geyser. | | source: webster1913
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