GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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

    1913 Webster
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    erupt , v. i. [See eruption.]
    1. 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
    2. 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.

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