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erupt v. i.

To eject something, esp. lava, water, etc., as a volcano or geyser; as, when Mount Saint Helens erupted, some people were taken by surprise.

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. "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."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Erupt" Quotes from Famous Books

... forlornly and appeared to feel like an exile. I didn't take as much pleasure in cooking as usual, for it seemed kind of foolish to be fussing over oneself. The sight of a bone made me think of poor Mr. Riley. The neighbours avoided me pointedly, for they couldn't get rid of the fear that I might erupt into smallpox at any moment. My Sunday School class had been given to another woman, and altogether I felt as if ...

— Chronicles of Avonlea • Lucy Maud Montgomery

... with friendly derision. "Poor Clary! You don't look like a Vesuvius ready to erupt. You have ...

— The Big-Town Round-Up • William MacLeod Raine

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