ERUPTS Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word erupts. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ERUPTS
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burst | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of exploding or bursting • rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms • a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason) • a sudden intense happening verb • come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure • force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up • burst outward, usually with noise • move suddenly, energetically, or violently • be in a state of movement or action • emerge suddenly • cause to burst • break open or apart suddenly and forcefully | ||||||||
break out | verbv | |||||||
verb • start abruptly • begin suddenly and sometimes violently • move away or escape suddenly • take from stowage in preparation for use • become raw or open | ||||||||
belch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth verb • expel gas from the stomach • become active and spew forth lava and rocks | ||||||||
break | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity • an unexpected piece of good luck • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) • a pause from doing something (as work) • the act of breaking something • a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something • breaking of hard tissue such as bone • the occurrence of breaking • an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion) • the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool • (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving • an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity • a sudden dash • any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare • an escape from jail verb • terminate or end • become separated into pieces or fragments • render inoperable or ineffective • ruin completely • destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • move away or escape suddenly • scatter or part • force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up • prevent completion • enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act • make submissive, obedient, or useful • fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns • surpass in excellence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • come into being • stop operating or functioning • interrupt a continued activity • make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing • curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves • lessen in force or effect • be broken in • come to an end • vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity • cause to give up a habit • give up • come forth or begin from a state of latency • happen or take place • cause the failure or ruin of • invalidate by judicial action • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank • reduce to bankruptcy • change directions suddenly • emerge from the surface of a body of water • break down, literally or metaphorically • do a break dance • exchange for smaller units of money • destroy the completeness of a set of related items • make the opening shot that scatters the balls • separate from a clinch, in boxing • go to pieces • break a piece from a whole • become punctured or penetrated • pierce or penetrate • be released or become known; of news • cease an action temporarily • interrupt the flow of current in • undergo breaking • find a flaw in • find the solution or key to • change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another • happen • become fractured; break or crack on the surface only • crack; of the male voice in puberty • fall sharply • fracture a bone of • diminish or discontinue abruptly • weaken or destroy in spirit or body | ||||||||
combust | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to burn or combust • start to burn or burst into flames • get very angry and fly into a rage • cause to become violent or angry • undergo combustion | ||||||||
conflagrate | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to start burning • start to burn or burst into flames | ||||||||
extravasate | verbv | |||||||
verb • force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel • become active and spew forth lava and rocks • cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth | ||||||||
flare | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a shape that spreads outward • a sudden burst of flame • a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate • reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation • a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms • a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference • an unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection) • a sudden outburst of emotion • a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification • a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines • (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield verb • burn brightly • become flared and widen, usually at one end • shine with a sudden light • erupt or intensify suddenly | ||||||||
ignite | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat • start to burn or burst into flames • arouse or excite feelings and passions • start or maintain a fire in | ||||||||
irrupt | verbv | |||||||
verb • enter uninvited • erupt or intensify suddenly • increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner | ||||||||
recrudesce | verbv | |||||||
verb • happen • become raw or open | ||||||||
break open | verbv | |||||||
verb • open with force • come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure • erupt or intensify suddenly | ||||||||
break through | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • pass through (a barrier) • penetrate • break out | ||||||||
burst out | verbv | |||||||
verb • give sudden release to an expression • erupt or intensify suddenly • appear suddenly or unexpectedly; happen unexpectedly | ||||||||
catch fire | verbv | |||||||
verb • start to burn or burst into flames | ||||||||
come out | verbv | |||||||
verb • appear or become visible; make a showing • be issued or published • come out of • result or end • drop out • take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal • make oneself visible; take action • bulge outward • to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality • be made known; be disclosed or revealed • break out | ||||||||
push through | verbv | |||||||
verb • break out | ||||||||
take fire | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • start to burn or burst into flames |