erupt

v., e·rupt·ed, e·rupt·ing, e·rupts.

v.intr.

1. To emerge violently from restraint or limits; explode: My neighbor erupted in anger over the noise.
2. To become violently active: The volcano erupted after years of dormancy.
3. To force out or release something, such as steam, with violence or suddenness.
4. 1. To break through the gums in developing. Used of teeth.
   2. To appear on the skin. Used of a rash or blemish.

v.tr.

To force out violently.

[Latin ērumpere, ērupt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + rumpere, to break.]

eruptive e·rup'tive adj.
eruptively e·rup'tive·ly adv.

verb

1. To become manifest suddenly and in full force: break out, burst (forth or out), explode, flare (up). See explosion/collapse, start/end.
2. To send forth (confined matter) violently: belch, disgorge, eject, eruct, expel, spew. Geology extravasate. See explosion/collapse.

IN BRIEF: To burst forth.

At night, you will be able to hear the ground quake as more and more zucchinis erupt. — Dave Barry.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - bryde ud, komme i udbrud, få udslæt, bryde frem
v. tr. - frembryde

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitbarsten, doorkomen

Français (French)
v. intr. - entrer en éruption, faire éruption, sortir, apparaître (des boutons), percer (des dents), exploser (la colère), éclater (une guerre)
v. tr. - entrer en éruption, faire éruption, exploser

Deutsch (German)
v. - ausbrechen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκρήγνυμαι (κν. σκάω), ξεσπώ, (παθολ.) εξανθώ, εμφανίζω εξανθήματα

Italiano (Italian)
prorompere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - expelir, entrar em erupção (Geol.)

Русский (Russian)
извергаться, прорезаться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - estar o entrar en erupción, brotar, surgir
v. tr. - arrojar, erupcionar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - få ett utbrott, slå ut

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
爆发, 喷出

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 爆發
v. tr. - 噴出

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 분출하다, 이가 나다, 발진하다
v. tr. - 분출하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 噴出する, 噴火する, 噴出させる, 突然爆発的に発する, 爆発する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينفجر, يثور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התפרץ (הר געש), התפרץ לפתע, הופיעה על העור (בועה או פריחה)‬
v. tr. - ‮התפרץ לפתע‬

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