erupt

Meanings

• start abruptly
• erupt or intensify suddenly
  • "Unrest erupted in the country"
• start to burn or burst into flames
• break out
  • "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
• become active and spew forth lava and rocks
  • "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
• force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
  • "erupt in anger"
• appear on the skin
  • "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
• become raw or open

Synonyms

belch, break, break open, break out, break through, burst, burst out, catch fire, combust, come out, conflagrate, extravasate, flare, flare up, ignite, irrupt, push through, recrudesce, take fire