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English verb: erupt | |||
| 1. | erupt (change) start abruptly | ||
| Samples | After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc. | ||
| Synonyms | break out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | begin, start | ||
| 2. | erupt (change) erupt or intensify suddenly | ||
| Samples | Unrest erupted in the country. Tempers flared at the meeting. The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism. | ||
| Synonyms | break open, burst out, flare, flare up, irrupt | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deepen, intensify | ||
| 3. | erupt (weather) start to burn or burst into flames | ||
| Samples | Marsh gases ignited suddenly. The oily rags combusted spontaneously. | ||
| Synonyms | catch fire, combust, conflagrate, ignite, take fire | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blow out, catch, light up | ||
| Verb group | burn, combust | ||
| 4. | erupt (change) break out | ||
| Samples | The tooth erupted and had to be extracted. | ||
| Synonyms | break through, come out, push through | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appear | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dehisce | ||
| Verb group | erupt | ||
| 5. | erupt (change) become active and spew forth lava and rocks | ||
| Samples | Vesuvius erupts once in a while. | ||
| Synonyms | belch, extravasate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | burst, explode | ||
| 6. | erupt (emotion) force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up | ||
| Samples | Break into tears. Erupt in anger. | ||
| Synonyms | break, burst | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | express emotion, express feelings | ||
| 7. | erupt (change) appear on the skin | ||
| Samples | A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appear | ||
| Verb group | break through, come out, erupt, push through | ||
| 8. | erupt (change) become raw or open | ||
| Samples | He broke out in hives. My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries. Such boils tend to recrudesce. | ||
| Synonyms | break out, recrudesce | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ail, pain, trouble | ||
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