erupt
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erupt
- /ɪˈɹʌpt/
Rhymes with -ʌpt
Where it comes from
From Latin eruptus, past participle of ērumpō (“to break out (of), to burst out (from)”), from e (“out”) + rumpō (“to break”).
verb erupts · erupting · erupted
- To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser). The volcano erupted, spewing lava across a wide area.
- To burst forth; to break out. The third molar tooth erupts late in most people, and sometimes does not appear at all.
- To spontaneously release pressure or tension. The crowd erupted in anger.
- (Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers. After particularly good seasons, flocks "erupt" from their breeding grounds and appear in reed beds where they have not been seen for years, if ever.
Similar: burst
Thesaurus
verb
Similar: burst
Translations
Every language
verb to violently eject
| Español | entrar en erupción, erupcionar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 噴出する funshutsu-suru |
| 中文 | 噴發 /喷发 pēnfā, 爆發 /爆发 bàofā, 噴出 /喷出 pēnchū |
| Português | entrar em erupção, erupcionar |
| Français | entrer en éruption |
| Deutsch | ausbrechen |
| Italiano | eruttare |
| Ελληνικά | εκραγώ ekragó |
| Русский | изверга́ть izvergátʹ, изверга́ться izvergátʹsja |
| العربية | ثَار ṯār |
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