erupt

Meaning

1. To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
2. To burst forth; to break out.
3. To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
4. (Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers.

Synonyms

break out

burst

burst out

explode

combust

catch fire

gush

take fire

come out

ignite

extravasate

blow up

flare

spout

break

belch

irrupt

break open

break through

conflagrate

push through

flare up

burst forth

recrudesce

spray

irritate

spurt

spew

pop

puncture

ralph

run

shoot

sprinkle

spurt out

squirt

swell up

throw up

unleash

unravel

vom

vomit

chuck up

crack open

drive the porcelain bus

flash up noisily

be in eruption

toss one’s cookies

pray to the porcelain god

puke up

appear

lose one’s lunch

be sick

blast

blaze

blaze up

blow

blowing up

blow out

break loose

catch

come on

crackle

cut

detonate

disgorge

eject

expel

explosion

exude

go on

hiccups

hurl

inflame

kindle

ladder

🪜

light up

open up

play

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈɹʌpt/

Etymology

From Latin eruptus, past participle of ērumpō (“to break out (of), to burst out (from)”), from e (“out”) + rumpō (“to break”).