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Erupt vs Eruct - What's the difference?

erupt | eruct |

As verbs the difference between erupt and eruct

is that erupt is to violently eject while eruct is to burp or belch.

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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    eruct

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To burp or belch.
  • Derived terms

    * eructate

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