Verb

• S: (v) burn, combust (cause to burn or combust) "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
• S: (v) erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate (start to burn or burst into flames) "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
• S: (v) flip one's lid, blow up, throw a fit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, combust, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballistic (get very angry and fly into a rage) "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
• S: (v) combust (cause to become violent or angry) "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
• S: (v) burn, combust (undergo combustion) "Maple wood burns well"