Dictionary Check: erupt

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"erupt" is a valid word!

Scrabble 7 points
Words with Friends 9 points

Definition

verb

start abruptly

Example: "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
Synonyms:
break out
verb

erupt or intensify suddenly

Example: "Unrest erupted in the country"
Synonyms:
irrupt flare up flare break open burst out
verb

start to burn or burst into flames

Example: "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"
Synonyms:
ignite catch fire take fire combust conflagrate
verb

break out

Example: "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
Synonyms:
come out break through push through
verb

become active and spew forth lava and rocks

Example: "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
Synonyms:
belch extravasate
verb

force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

Example: "break into tears"
Synonyms:
break burst

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