erupt
verb /ɪˈrʌpt/
/ɪˈrʌpt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they erupt | /ɪˈrʌpt/ /ɪˈrʌpt/ |
| he / she / it erupts | /ɪˈrʌpts/ /ɪˈrʌpts/ |
| past simple erupted | /ɪˈrʌptɪd/ /ɪˈrʌptɪd/ |
| past participle erupted | /ɪˈrʌptɪd/ /ɪˈrʌptɪd/ |
| -ing form erupting | /ɪˈrʌptɪŋ/ /ɪˈrʌptɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] when a volcano erupts or burning rocks, smoke, etc. erupt or are erupted, the burning rocks, etc. are thrown out from the volcano
- The volcano could erupt at any time.
- erupt from something Ash began to erupt from the crater.
- erupt something An immense volume of rocks and molten lava was erupted.
Synonyms explodeexplode- blow up
- go off
- burst
- erupt
- detonate
- explode to burst (= to break open or apart) loudly and violently, causing damage; to make something burst in this way:
- The jet smashed into a hillside and exploded.
- The bomb was exploded under controlled conditions.
- blow (something) up to be destroyed by an explosion; to destroy something by an explosion:
- A police officer was killed when his car blew up.
- go off (of a bomb) to explode; (of a gun) to be fired:
- The bomb went off in a crowded street.
- burst to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make something break in this way:
- That balloon’s going to burst.
- erupt (of a volcano) to throw out burning rocks and smoke; (of burning rocks and smoke) to be thrown out of a volcano.
- detonate (rather formal) (of a bomb) to explode; to make a bomb explode:
- Two other bombs failed to detonate.
- a bomb explodes/blows up/goes off/bursts/detonates
- a car/plane/vehicle explodes/blows up
- a firework/rocket explodes/goes off
- a gun goes off
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmentb2- the volcano which erupted violently last month
- Lava erupted close to the summit.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- violently
- suddenly
- periodically
- …
- threaten to
- in
- into
- with
- …
- [intransitive] to start happening, suddenly and violently synonym break out
- Violence erupted outside the embassy gates.
- erupt into something The unrest erupted into revolution.
Extra Examples- The violence threatened to erupt into full-scale war.
- Epidemics periodically erupted throughout the 19th century.
- Violence occasionally erupts between the opposing factions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- violently
- suddenly
- periodically
- …
- threaten to
- in
- into
- with
- …
- [intransitive, transitive] to suddenly express your feelings very strongly, especially by shouting loudly
- When Davis scored for the third time the crowd erupted.
- erupt in/into something My father just erupted into fury.
- erupt with something The room erupted with laughter.
- + speech ‘How dare you?’ she erupted.
Extra Examples- His anger suddenly erupted into furious shouting.
- Michael finally erupted, jumping up from his seat.
- The audience spontaneously erupted into a standing ovation.
- The crowd erupted in cheers and sobs of joy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- violently
- suddenly
- periodically
- …
- threaten to
- in
- into
- with
- …
- [intransitive] (of spots, etc.) to suddenly appear on your skin
- A rash had erupted all over his chest.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin erupt- ‘broken out’, from the verb erumpere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + rumpere ‘burst out, break’.