combust
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
cause to burn or combust
The sun burned off the fog
Types & categories
- ignite hyponym
- set ablaze hyponym
- char hyponym
- deflagrate hyponym
Related & opposite
- burn causes
- burning derivation
- combustible derivation
- burnable derivation
- comburent derivation
- catch fire verb group
Sense 2 verb
start to burn or burst into flames
Marsh gases ignited suddenly
Types & categories
- change state hypernym
- blow out hyponym
- catch hyponym
- light up hyponym
Related & opposite
- kindling derivation
- combustible derivation
- burnable derivation
- comburent derivation
- combust verb group
Sense 3 verb
get very angry and fly into a rage
The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
Types & categories
- rage hypernym
Related & opposite
- effusion derivation
Sense 4 verb
cause to become violent or angry
Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan
Types & categories
- anger hypernym
Related & opposite
- flip one's lid causes
Sense 5 verb
undergo combustion
Maple wood burns well
Types & categories
- change state hypernym
- burn down hyponym
- smolder hyponym
- scorch hyponym
- deflagrate hyponym
- flame hyponym
- flare hyponym
- blaze hyponym
Related & opposite
- burn derivation
- combustion derivation
- combustible derivation
- burnable derivation
- comburent derivation
- burn verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | causes | Related & opposite | burn |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | burning |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | combustible |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | burnable |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | comburent |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | catch fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ignite |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | set ablaze |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | char |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | deflagrate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | kindling |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | combustible |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | burnable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | comburent |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | combust |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change state |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | blow out |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | catch |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | light up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | effusion |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | rage |
| 4 | causes | Related & opposite | flip one's lid |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | anger |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | burn |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | combustion |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | combustible |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | burnable |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | comburent |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | burn |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | change state |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | burn down |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | smolder |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | scorch |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | deflagrate |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | flame |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | flare |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | blaze |