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erupt

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FromLatineruptus, past participle ofērumpō(“to break out (of), to burst out (from)”), frome(“out”) +rumpō(“to break”).

erupt (third-person singular simple presenterupts,present participleerupting,simple past and past participleerupted)

(intransitive) Toeject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
The volcanoerupted, spewing lava across a wide area.
(intransitive) Toburst forth; tobreak out.
The third molar tootherupts late in most people, and sometimes does not appear at all.
(intransitive, figuratively) Tospontaneously releasepressure ortension.
The crowderupted in anger.
- 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, inBBC‎^[1]:
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  And Stamford Bridgeerupted with joy as Florent Malouda slotted in a cross from Drogba, who had stayed just onside.
- 2012 January, Michael Riordan, “Tackling Infinity”, inAmerican Scientist‎^[2], volume100, number 1, archived fromthe original on30 April 2013, page86:
  Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities thaterupt 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.
(intransitive, biology) (Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers.
- 1988, Michael Cady, Rob Hume, editors,The Complete Book of British Birds, page242:
  After particularly good seasons, flocks "erupt" from their breeding grounds and appear in reed beds where they have not been seen for years, if ever.