"erupt" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪˈɹʌpt/ Audio: en-us-erupt.ogg Forms: erupts [present, singular, third-person], erupting [participle, present], erupted [participle, past], erupted [past]
Rhymes: -ʌpt Etymology: From Latin eruptus, past participle of ērumpō (“to break out (of), to burst out (from)”), from e (“out”) + rumpō (“to break”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*Hrewp-}}, {{bor|en|la|eruptus}} Latin eruptus Head templates: {{en-verb}} erupt (third-person singular simple present erupts, present participle erupting, simple past and past participle erupted)
  1. (intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser). Tags: intransitive Translations (to violently eject): ժայթքել (žaytʻkʻel) (Armenian), вывяргаць (vyvjarhacʹ) (Belarusian), вывяргацца (vyvjarhacca) [intransitive] (Belarusian), изригвам (izrigvam) (Bulgarian), تەقینەوە (teqînewe) (Central Kurdish), 噴發 (Chinese Mandarin), 喷发 (pēnfā) (Chinese Mandarin), 爆發 (Chinese Mandarin), 爆发 (bàofā) (Chinese Mandarin), 噴出 (Chinese Mandarin), 喷出 (pēnchū) (Chinese Mandarin), vybuchnout [perfective] (Czech), uitbarsten (Dutch), erupteren (Dutch), purkautua (Finnish), entrer en éruption (French), entrar en erupción (Galician), erupcionar (Galician), ausbrechen (German), εκραγώ (ekragó) (Greek), kitör (Hungarian), meletus (Indonesian), eruttare (Italian), 噴出する (funshutsu-suru) (alt: ふんしゅつする) (Japanese), efferveō (Latin), pupuha (note: of water from a geyser) (Maori), puha (Maori), (note: of a volcano) (Maori), ufuha (Ngazidja Comorian), usiha (Ngazidja Comorian), entrar em erupção (Portuguese), erupcionar (Portuguese), изверга́ть (izvergátʹ) [imperfective, transitive] (Russian), изверга́ться (izvergátʹsja) [imperfective, intransitive] (Russian), sasao (Samoan), entrar en erupción (Spanish), erupcionar (Spanish), få ett utbrott (vulcano) (Swedish), ปะทุ (bpà-tú) (Thai), indifa etmek (Turkish), püskürmek (Turkish), виверга́ти (vyverháty) [imperfective, transitive] (Ukrainian), виверга́тися (vyverhátysja) [imperfective, intransitive] (Ukrainian), echdorri (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-erupt-en-verb-GEtLmcKe Disambiguation of 'to violently eject': 78 11 3 8
  2. (intransitive) To burst forth; to break out. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-erupt-en-verb-YFGfrlP5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Samoan translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 67 4 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 12 64 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 9 66 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 66 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 2 77 2 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 56 6 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 64 9 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 66 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 64 9 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 9 66 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 68 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 52 15 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 54 13 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 9 66 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 69 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 6 69 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 6 69 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 48 7 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 71 5 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations: 6 68 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 66 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 69 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Samoan translations: 9 66 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 66 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 9 67 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 12 64 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 9 67 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 9 66 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 8 64 9 19
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) To spontaneously release pressure or tension. Tags: figuratively, intransitive Translations (to spontaneously release pressure or tension): تەقینەوە (teqînewe) (Central Kurdish), räjähtää (Finnish), leimahtaa (Finnish), kitör (Hungarian), spuntare (Italian), scoppiare (Italian), sfociare (Italian), estallar (Spanish), explotar (Spanish), torri (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-erupt-en-verb-iR03fdi~ Disambiguation of 'to spontaneously release pressure or tension': 1 2 95 2
  4. (intransitive, biology) (Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-erupt-en-verb-1rZBm8Aw Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: burst Related terms: eruption Translations (vomit): повръщам (povrǎštam) (Bulgarian), oksentaa (Finnish), okád (Hungarian)
Disambiguation of 'vomit': 27 32 13 28

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        "(intransitive, figuratively) To spontaneously release pressure or tension."
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        "(Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers."
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    "Terms with French translations",
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    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
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    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
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    "Terms with Samoan translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
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        "(intransitive) To burst forth; to break out."
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          "ref": "2012 January 26, Michael Riordan, “Tackling Infinity”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 2013-04-30, page 86",
          "text": "Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.",
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        "(intransitive, figuratively) To spontaneously release pressure or tension."
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        "(Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers."
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        "(intransitive, biology) (Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers."
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "žaytʻkʻel",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "ժայթքել"
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      "roman": "vyvjarhacʹ",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "вывяргаць"
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "izrigvam",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "изригвам"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "噴發"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "pēnfā",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "爆发"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "噴出"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "pēnchū",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "喷出"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
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      "word": "vybuchnout"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "uitbarsten"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "erupteren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "purkautua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "entrer en éruption"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "entrar en erupción"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "erupcionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "ausbrechen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ekragó",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "εκραγώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "kitör"
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    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "meletus"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "eruttare"
    },
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      "alt": "ふんしゅつする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "funshutsu-suru",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "噴出する"
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      "code": "ckb",
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      "roman": "teqînewe",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "تەقینەوە"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "efferveō"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "note": "of water from a geyser",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "pupuha"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "puha"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "note": "of a volcano",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "hū"
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    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "ufuha"
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    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "usiha"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "entrar em erupção"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "erupcionar"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izvergátʹ",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "tags": [
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        "transitive"
      ],
      "word": "изверга́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izvergátʹsja",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "tags": [
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        "intransitive"
      ],
      "word": "изверга́ться"
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    {
      "code": "sm",
      "lang": "Samoan",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "sasao"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "entrar en erupción"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "erupcionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "få ett utbrott (vulcano)"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bpà-tú",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "ปะทุ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "indifa etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "püskürmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vyverháty",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "transitive"
      ],
      "word": "виверга́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vyverhátysja",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "word": "виверга́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to violently eject",
      "word": "echdorri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to spontaneously release pressure or tension",
      "word": "räjähtää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to spontaneously release pressure or tension",
      "word": "leimahtaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to spontaneously release pressure or tension",
      "word": "kitör"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to spontaneously release pressure or tension",
      "word": "spuntare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to spontaneously release pressure or tension",
      "word": "scoppiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to spontaneously release pressure or tension",
      "word": "sfociare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "teqînewe",
      "sense": "to spontaneously release pressure or tension",
      "word": "تەقینەوە"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to spontaneously release pressure or tension",
      "word": "estallar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to spontaneously release pressure or tension",
      "word": "explotar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to spontaneously release pressure or tension",
      "word": "torri"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "povrǎštam",
      "sense": "vomit",
      "word": "повръщам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "vomit",
      "word": "oksentaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "vomit",
      "word": "okád"
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}

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