GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   erupt (ḗ‑rŭptˈ), v. t. [See eruption.] To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, “to erupt lava”.  Huxley.
   
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   erupt (ḗ‑rŭptˈ), 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”.
   
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   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.”
   
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   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.
   
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