erupt
verb
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Sense 1 verb
start abruptly
After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc
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Sense 2 verb
erupt or intensify suddenly
Unrest erupted in the country
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Sense 3 verb
start to burn or burst into flames
Marsh gases ignited suddenly
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Sense 4 verb
break out
The tooth erupted and had to be extracted
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Sense 5 verb
become active and spew forth lava and rocks
Vesuvius erupts once in a while
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Sense 6 verb
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
break into tears
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Sense 7 verb
appear on the skin
A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant
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Sense 8 verb
become raw or open
He broke out in hives
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | begin |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | flare-up |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | outbreak |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | deepen |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | kindling |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | combustible |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | burnable |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | comburent |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | combust |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | change state |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | blow out |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | catch |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | light up |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | eruption |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | erupt |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | appear |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | dehisce |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | eruption |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | eructation |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | explode |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | express emotion |
| 7 | verb group | Related & opposite | push through |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | appear |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | eruptive |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | pain |