burst (forth)

verb

Definition of burst (forth)next
as in to erupt
to develop suddenly and violently hives burst forth on the child's arms and face whenever she goes near that plant

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  1. erupt
  2. explode
  3. break out
Verb
  • The Mountain Fire erupted at 8:51 a.m. Wednesday and was fueled by what fire officials called a significant Santa Ana wind event, with gusts of over 60 mph.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Encounters with the opposing party erupted in shouting and worse.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of erupt
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  • In the face of tragedy, the armor protecting her interior fragility comes undone, and the same intense force of will that may or may not have exploded a copper pot or ignited fire to a poster directs itself inward.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • If Colorado voters ban mountain lion hunting, would the feline’s population explode — or stabilize on its own?
    Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of explode
Verb
  • But, like a superfluid, when spinning fast enough the material will still break out into vortices, which will get pinned between the atom clumps.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The plan appears to have targeted cargo planes and is linked to two fires—one that broke out at a courier facility in Germany and another that ignited in a warehouse in England.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of break out
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