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- 1. (of a volcano) become active and eject lava, ash, and gases: "Mount Pinatubo began erupting in June"
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to happen suddenly or violently: Violence erupted in the city on Friday night. erupt verb [I] (PERSON) to suddenly become very excited or angry, or start to shout: The whole stadium erupted when he scored the second goal. eruption. noun [ C, U ] uk / ɪˈrʌpʃ ə n / us. a volcanic eruption.
Definition of erupt verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. erupt. verb. /ɪˈrʌpt/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] when a volcano erupts or burning rocks, smoke, etc. erupt or are erupted, the burning rocks, etc. are thrown out from the volcano. The volcano could erupt at any time.
erupt. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Geology e‧rupt /ɪˈrʌpt/ verb [ intransitive] 1 if fighting, violence, noise etc erupts, it starts suddenly SYN break out Violence erupted after police shot a student during the demonstration.
to happen suddenly or violently: Violence erupted in the city on Friday night. erupt verb [I] (PERSON) to suddenly become very excited or angry, or start to shout: The whole stadium erupted when he scored the second goal. eruption. noun [ C, U ] uk / ɪˈrʌpʃ ə n / us. a volcanic eruption.
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From Latin eruptus, past participle of ērumpō (“to break out (of), to burst out (from)”), from e (“out”) + rumpō (“to break”).
erupt (third-person singular simple present erupts, present participle erupting, simple past and past participle erupted) 1. (intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser). 1.1. The volcano erupted, spewing lava across a wide area. 2. (intransitive) To burst forth; to break out. 2.1. The third molar...
“erupt”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.“erupt”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.“erupt”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.1. : to send out rocks, ash, lava, etc., in a sudden explosion. The volcano erupted with tremendous force. also : to come out in a sudden explosion — + from. Tons of ash erupted from the volcano. Steam erupted from the geyser. 2. : to happen or begin suddenly and violently. War could erupt [= break out] in that part of the world at any time.
: to force out or release suddenly and often violently something (such as lava or steam) that is pent up. c. : to become active or violent especially suddenly : break forth. war could erupt at any moment. the audience erupted in applause. 2. : to break out with or as if with a skin eruption. transitive verb.
