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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  erupt \e*rupt"\ ([-e]*r[u^]pt"), v. t. [See eruption.]
     To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.
     --Huxley.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  erupt \e*rupt"\ ([-e]*r[u^]pt"), v. i. [See eruption.]
     1. To eject something, esp. lava, water, etc., as a volcano
        or geyser; as, when Mount Saint Helens erupted, some
        people were taken by surprise.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
  
     2. To burst forth; to break out, as ashes from a volcano,
        teeth through the gums, etc.; as, the third molar erupts
        late in most people, and in some persons does not occur at
        all.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
  
              When the amount and power of the steam is equal to
              the demand, it erupts with violence through the lava
              flood and gives us a small volcano.   --H. J. W.
                                                    Dam.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Erupt \E*rupt"\, v. i. [See Eruption.]
     1. To eject something, esp. lava, water, etc., as a volcano
        or geyser.
  
     2. To burst forth; to break out, as ashes from a volcano,
        teeth through the gums, etc.
  
              When the amount and power of the steam is equal to
              the demand, it erupts with violence through the lava
              flood and gives us a small volcano.   --H. J. W.
                                                    Dam.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Erupt \E*rupt"\, v. t. [See Eruption.]
     To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.
     --Huxley.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  erupt
       v 1: start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former
            East Bloc" [syn: break out]
       2: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the
          country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd
          irrupted into a burst of patriotism" [syn: irrupt, flare
          up, flare, break open, burst out]
       3: start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited
          suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" [syn: ignite,
           catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate]
       4: as of teeth, for example; "The tooth erupted and had to be
          extracted" [syn: come out, break through, push
          through]
       5: become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius
          erupts once in a while" [syn: belch, extravasate]
       6: force out or release suddenly and often violently something
          pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" [syn: break,
           burst]
       7: appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she
          had touched the exotic plant"
       8: become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks
          out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to
          recrudesce" [syn: recrudesce, break out]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  erupt
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or
  water, as from a volcano or geyser).
     2 (lb en intransitive) To burst forth; to break out.
     3 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To spontaneous release pressure
  or tension.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  erupt
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or
  water, as from a volcano or geyser).
     2 (lb en intransitive) To burst forth; to break out.
     3 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To spontaneous release pressure
  or tension.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  erupt
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or
  water, as from a volcano or geyser).
     2 (lb en intransitive) To burst forth; to break out.
     3 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To spontaneous release pressure
  or tension.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  erupt
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or
  water, as from a volcano or geyser).
     2 (lb en intransitive) To burst forth; to break out.
     3 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To spontaneous release pressure
  or tension.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  erupt
     Englanti vb.
     purkautua  (''tulivuori; jännitys; tunne'')

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  erupt
     Engelska vb.
     få utbrott

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Erupt /ɪɹˈʌpt/
  إنفجر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  erupt //ɪˈɹʌpt// 
  1. изригвам
  to violently eject
  2. повръщам
  vomit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  erupt /ɪɹˈʌpt/
  vypuknout

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  erupt /ɪɹˈʌpt/ 
  echdorri