Dictionary Entry
erupt
erupt is a 5-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.
- 2verb
become active and spew forth lava and rocks
"Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
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- 3verb
erupt or intensify suddenly
"Unrest erupted in the country"
"Tempers flared at the meeting"
- 4verb
become raw or open
"He broke out in hives"
"My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"
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- 5verb
start abruptly
"After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
- 6verb
appear on the skin
"A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
- 7verb
break out
"The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
- 8verb
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
"break into tears"
"erupt in anger"
- 9verb
start to burn or burst into flames
"Marsh gases ignited suddenly"
"The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
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