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Erupt vs Breakout - What's the difference?

erupt | breakout |

As a verb erupt

is to violently eject.

As a noun breakout is

an escape from prison.

erupt

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To violently eject.
  • The volcano erupted , spewing lava across a wide area.
  • (figuratively) To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
  • The crowd erupted in anger.
  • * :'>citation
  • And Stamford Bridge erupted with joy as Florent Malouda slotted in a cross from Drogba, who had stayed just onside.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
  • , author=Michael Riordan , title=Tackling Infinity , volume=100, issue=1, page=86 , magazine= citation , passage=Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt 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.}}

    Synonyms

    * burst

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    breakout

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An escape from prison
  • An escape from any restrictive or confining situation
  • An outbreak
  • A breakdown of statistics; a detailed view of component parts
  • A room in a hotel etc. that can be taken by a smaller group at a large conference.
  • See also

    * break out * outbreak

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