ERUPT
Scrabble letter values: E1R1U1P3T1 = 7
Definition
- verb start abruptly. — synonyms: break_out
- verb erupt or intensify suddenly. — synonyms: irrupt, flare_up, flare, break_open, burst_out
- verb start to burn or burst into flames. — synonyms: ignite, catch_fire, take_fire, combust, conflagrate
- verb break out. — synonyms: come_out, break_through, push_through
- verb become active and spew forth lava and rocks. — synonyms: belch, extravasate
- verb force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up. — synonyms: break, burst
- verb appear on the skin.
- verb become raw or open. — synonyms: recrudesce, break_out
Examples
- “After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc”
- “Unrest erupted in the country”
- “Tempers flared at the meeting”