combust

Meanings

• cause to burn or combust
  • "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
• start to burn or burst into flames
  • "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
• get very angry and fly into a rage
  • "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"
• cause to become violent or angry
  • "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
• undergo combustion

Synonyms

blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, burn, catch fire, conflagrate, erupt, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, ignite, lose one's temper, take fire, throw a fit