erupt

v 1: start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former

East Bloc" [syn: {break out}]

2: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the

country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting" [syn: {flare up},

{flare}, {break open}, {burst out}]

3: start to burn; "The gasoline erupted" [syn: {ignite}, {catch

fire}, {take fire}]

4: as of teeth, for example; "The tooth erupted and had to be

extracted" [syn: {come out}, {break through}, {push

through}]

5: become active and spew forth lava and rocks; of volcanoes;

"Vesuvius erupts once in a while" [syn: {belch}]

6: become suddenly excited or angry; "She flares up easily"

[syn: {flare}, {flare up}]

7: force out or release suddenly and often violently something

pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" [syn: {break},

{burst}]

8: manifest skin eruptions; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin

breaks out when I eat strawberries" [syn: {break out}]