erupt

(redirected from erupts)
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Idioms.

e·rupt

(ĭ-rŭpt′)

intr.v. e·rupt·ed, e·rupt·ing, e·rupts

a. To throw or force something out violently, as lava, ash, and gases: The volcano erupted.

b. To be thrown or forced out: Water erupted from the geyser.

2. To develop suddenly: Violence erupted during the protests.

3. To express oneself suddenly and loudly: He erupted in anger.

a. To break through the gums in developing. Used of teeth.

b. To appear on the skin. Used of a rash or blemish.

[Latin ērumpere, ērupt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + rumpere, to break; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]

e·rup′tive adj.

e·rup′tive·ly adv.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

erupt

(ɪˈrʌpt)

1. (Geological Science) to eject (steam, water, and volcanic material such as lava and ash) violently or (of volcanic material, etc) to be so ejected

2. (Pathology) (intr) (of a skin blemish) to appear on the skin; break out

3. (Dentistry) (intr) (of a tooth) to emerge through the gum and become visible during the normal process of tooth development

4. (intr) to burst forth suddenly and violently, as from restraint: to erupt in anger.

[C17: from Latin ēruptus having burst forth, from ērumpere, from rumpere to burst]

eˈruptible adj

eˈruption n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

e•rupt

(ɪˈrʌpt)

v.i.

1. to burst forth: Molten lava erupted from the volcano.

2. (of a volcano, geyser, etc.) to eject matter.

3. to break out of a pent-up state, usu. in a sudden and violent manner.

4. to break out, as in a skin rash.

5. (of teeth) to grow through surrounding hard and soft tissues and become visible in the mouth.

v.t.

6. to release violently; burst forth with.

7. (of a volcano, geyser, etc.) to eject (matter).

[1650–60; < Latin ēruptus, past participle of ērumpere to burst out]

e•rupt′i•ble, adj.

e·rupt

(ĭ-rŭpt′)

To release gas, ash, molten materials, or hot water into the atmosphere or onto the Earth's surface.

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

erupt

Past participle: erupted
Gerund: erupting

Imperative
erupt
erupt

Present
I erupt
you erupt
he/she/it erupts
we erupt
you erupt
they erupt

Preterite
I erupted
you erupted
he/she/it erupted
we erupted
you erupted
they erupted

Present Continuous
I am erupting
you are erupting
he/she/it is erupting
we are erupting
you are erupting
they are erupting

Present Perfect
I have erupted
you have erupted
he/she/it has erupted
we have erupted
you have erupted
they have erupted

Past Continuous
I was erupting
you were erupting
he/she/it was erupting
we were erupting
you were erupting
they were erupting

Past Perfect
I had erupted
you had erupted
he/she/it had erupted
we had erupted
you had erupted
they had erupted

Future
I will erupt
you will erupt
he/she/it will erupt
we will erupt
you will erupt
they will erupt

Future Perfect
I will have erupted
you will have erupted
he/she/it will have erupted
we will have erupted
you will have erupted
they will have erupted

Future Continuous
I will be erupting
you will be erupting
he/she/it will be erupting
we will be erupting
you will be erupting
they will be erupting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been erupting
you have been erupting
he/she/it has been erupting
we have been erupting
you have been erupting
they have been erupting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been erupting
you will have been erupting
he/she/it will have been erupting
we will have been erupting
you will have been erupting
they will have been erupting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been erupting
you had been erupting
he/she/it had been erupting
we had been erupting
you had been erupting
they had been erupting

Conditional
I would erupt
you would erupt
he/she/it would erupt
we would erupt
you would erupt
they would erupt

Past Conditional
I would have erupted
you would have erupted
he/she/it would have erupted
we would have erupted
you would have erupted
they would have erupted

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Verb	1.	erupt - start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc" break out begin, start - have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
	2.	erupt - erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" flare up, irrupt, break open, burst out, flare deepen, intensify - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
	3.	erupt - start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate, ignite change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" blow out - erupt in an uncontrolled manner; "The oil well blew out" catch - start burning; "The fire caught" light up - start to burn with a bright flame; "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up" combust, burn - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
	4.	erupt - break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" push through, break through, come out dehisce - burst or split open; "flowers dehisce when they release pollen" appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" erupt - appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
	5.	erupt - become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while" belch, extravasate explode, burst - burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"
	6.	erupt - force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" burst, break express emotion, express feelings - give verbal or other expression to one's feelings
	7.	erupt - appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant" appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" push through, break through, erupt, come out - break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
	8.	erupt - become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce" recrudesce, break out pain, ail, trouble - cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

erupt

verb

1. explode, blow up, flare up, emit lava The volcano erupted in 1980.

2. discharge, expel, vent, emit, vomit, eject, spout, throw off, spit out, pour forth, spew forth or out Those volcanoes erupt not lava but liquid sulphur.

3. gush, burst out, be ejected, burst forth, pour forth, belch forth, spew forth or out Lava erupted from the volcano and flowed over the ridge.

4. break out, start, began, explode, flare up, burst out, boil over Heavy fighting erupted again two days after the cease-fire.

5. (Medical) break out, appear, flare up My skin erupted in pimples.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

erupt

verb

1. To become manifest suddenly and in full force:

break out, burst (forth or out), explode, flare (up).

2. To send forth (confined matter) violently:

belch, disgorge, eject, eruct, expel, spew.

Geology: extravasate.

Translations

يَثور، يَتَفَجَّر

bryde udopstå

ausbrechen

entrar en erupción estallar

oksentaapurkautuaräjähtää

faire éruption jaillir

kitör

gjósa, òeyta upp

entrare in eruzione eruttare

išsiveržimasišsiveržtiprasiveržimas

izlauztiesizvirst

ha utbrudd

izbruhniti

patlamakpüskür mek

喷发

erupt

[ɪˈrʌpt] VI

1. [volcano] (= begin to erupt) → entrar en erupción; (= go on erupting) → estar en erupción

2. (fig) [spots] → hacer erupción; [war, fighting, anger] → estallar
he erupted into the room → irrumpió en el cuarto

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

erupt

[ɪˈrʌpt] vi

[volcano] → entrer en éruption

(= break out) [riots, fighting] → éclater, exploser; [crisis] → se déclencher

erupt

vi (volcano, war, quarrel) → ausbrechen; (spots) → zum Vorschein kommen; (fig, person) → explodieren; to erupt in(to) violence → in Gewalttätigkeit ausarten; the district erupted in riots → in dem Bezirk brachen Unruhen aus; the crowd erupted into applause/laughter → die Menge brach in Applaus/Gelächter aus; he erupted in anger → er bekam einen Wutanfall; her face had erupted in spots → sie hatte im ganzen Gesicht Pickel bekommen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

erupt

[ɪˈrʌpt] vi (volcano) → entrare in eruzione or in attività; (spots) → spuntare; (anger) → esplodere; (fighting, quarrel) → scoppiare
he erupted into the room → ha fatto irruzione nella stanza

erupt

(iˈrapt) verb

(of a volcano) to throw out lava etc. When did Mount Etna last erupt?; The demonstration started quietly but suddenly violence erupted.

eˈruption (-ʃən) noun

erupt

vt. brotar, salir con fuerza, hacer erupción.

References in classic literature ?

Motionless, one eye only turned upon the crack, he focused that one eye upon the head and eyes of the gaunt gutter-cat whose head had erupted into the crack like an apparition.

View in context

For Nau- hau, in sullen volcanic rage, was ripe to erupt at the slightest opportunity.

View in context

By the first ferry boat of the morning half a dozen San Francisco detectives arrived, and several hours later the secretary, in high excitement, erupted on Peter Winn.

View in context

There was more crashing in the brush, and two women erupted upon the scene, one in flight, the other pursuing.

View in context

It is a remarkable fact, that all the many small islands, lying far from any continent, in the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans, with the exception of the Seychelles and this little point of rock, are, I believe, composed either of coral or of erupted matter.

View in context

In exceptional cases, the odontoma erupts into the oral cavity.

Large erupted odontoma of the mandible: Report of a rare case

"Usually, in a case where fire erupts in the finance department, an investigation into the case is opened," the source said, explaining that the presence of paperwork and important documents might make arson more likely.

Suspicious blaze erupts overnight at Zahle serail

'Volcano erupts' in nursery PRE-SCHOOL children at Portland Nurseries explored chemical reactions as part of British Science Week.

'Volcano erupts' in nursery PRE-SCHOOL [...]

* Polson described the 1st permanent molar erupts in boys at the age of 73 to 74 months where in girls erupts 70 to 72 months.

Age estimation by using eruption of permanent teeth: a comparative study in local population to prove/disprove ages of eruption used in routine practice

In the extremely rare chance that the Yellowstone volcano erupts, ash accumulations would vary from over 1,000 millimeters in areas near the volcano (blue) to a dusting on the East Coast (yellow).

Forecast: Cloudy, 100% chance of ash

Etna, which is located above the Sicilian town of Catania, often erupts but rarely causes damage.

Plumes of black smoke erupt from Mount Etna

When the molten rock erupts, it also releases enormous amounts of toxic gases, including sulfur dioxide.