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Verb
S:
(v)
erupt (erupt%2:30:01::)
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break out (break_out%2:30:04::)
(start abruptly)
"After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
S:
(v)
erupt (erupt%2:30:02::)
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irrupt (irrupt%2:30:03::)
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flare up (flare_up%2:30:00::)
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flare (flare%2:30:01::)
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break open (break_open%2:30:00::)
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burst out (burst_out%2:30:00::)
(erupt or intensify suddenly)
"Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
S:
(v)
erupt (erupt%2:43:00::)
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ignite (ignite%2:43:01::)
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catch fire (catch_fire%2:43:00::)
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take fire (take_fire%2:43:00::)
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combust (combust%2:43:00::)
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conflagrate (conflagrate%2:43:00::)
(start to burn or burst into flames)
"Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
S:
(v)
erupt (erupt%2:30:04::)
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come out (come_out%2:30:03::)
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break through (break_through%2:30:01::)
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push through (push_through%2:30:00::)
(break out)
"The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
S:
(v)
erupt (erupt%2:30:00::)
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belch (belch%2:30:00::)
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extravasate (extravasate%2:30:00::)
(become active and spew forth lava and rocks)
"Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
S:
(v)
break (break%2:37:00::)
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burst (burst%2:37:00::)
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erupt (erupt%2:37:00::)
(force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up)
"break into tears"; "erupt in anger"
S:
(v)
erupt (erupt%2:30:06::)
(appear on the skin)
"A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
S:
(v)
erupt (erupt%2:30:03::)
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recrudesce (recrudesce%2:30:00::)
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break out (break_out%2:30:00::)
(become raw or open)
"He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"