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To emerge violently from restraint or limits; explode: My neighbor erupted in anger over the noise.
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To become violently active: The volcano erupted after years of dormancy.
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To force out or release something, such as steam, with violence or suddenness.
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To break through the gums in developing. Used of teeth.
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To appear on the skin. Used of a rash or blemish.
(verb-intransitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.