GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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1.       
   erupt , v. t. [See eruption.] To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.
   Huxley.
   
   1913 Webster
         
       

2.       
   erupt , v. i. [See eruption.]
   To eject something, esp. lava, water, etc., as a volcano or geyser; as, when Mount Saint Helens erupted, some people were taken by surprise.
   Webster 1913 Suppl.
   +PJC
   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.
   Webster 1913 Suppl.
   +PJC
   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.
   H. J. W. Dam.
   
   Webster 1913 Suppl.