erupt

== English == === Etymology === From Latin eruptus, past participle of ērumpō (“to break out (of), to burst out (from)”), from e (“out”) + rumpō (“to break”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈɹʌpt/ Rhymes: -ʌpt === Verb === erupt (third-person singular simple present erupts, present participle erupting, simple past and past participle erupted) (intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser). (intransitive) To burst forth; to break out. (intransitive, figuratively) To spontaneously release pressure or tension. : And Stamford Bridge erupted with joy as Florent Malouda slotted in a cross from Drogba, who had stayed just onside. (intransitive, biology) (Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers. ==== Synonyms ==== burst ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== eruption ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “erupt”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “erupt”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “erupt”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === 'puter, Puter, Putre, puter, reput, upter