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Definition of Erupt

1. Verb. Start abruptly. "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"

2. Verb. Erupt or intensify suddenly. "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"

3. Verb. Start to burn or burst into flames. "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"

4. Verb. Break out. "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"

5. Verb. Become active and spew forth lava and rocks. "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"

6. Verb. Force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up. "Erupt in anger"

7. Verb. Appear on the skin. "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"

8. Verb. Become raw or open. "Such boils tend to recrudesce"

Definition of Erupt

1. v. t. To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.

2. v. i. To eject something, esp. lava, water, etc., as a volcano or geyser.

Definition of Erupt

1. to burst forth [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Erupt

1. When a new tooth comes in, the tooth is said to erupt when the tooth breaks through the surface of your gums, so you can see the tooth in your mouth. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erupt

eructed eructing eructs erudite erudite eruditely eruditeness erudites erudition eruditions

erugo erugos erumpent erumpent erupt (current term) erupt (current term) erupted eruptible erupting eruption

eruption eruptions eruption cyst eruptive eruptive eruptively eruptives eruptive fever eruptive phase eruptive stage

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