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erupt

verb
  1. become active and spew forth lava and rocks
    “Vesuvius erupts once in a while”
    belch
  2. erupt or intensify suddenly
    “Unrest erupted in the country”
    flare
  3. become raw or open
    recrudescebreak out
  4. start abruptly
    break out
  5. appear on the skin
    “A rash erupted on my arms after I touched the exotic plant.”
  6. break out
    “The tooth erupted and had to be extracted”
    come outbreak throughpush through
  7. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
    break
  8. start to burn or burst into flames
    combustignitecatch firetake fireconflagrate