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.

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And Stamford Bridge erupted with joy as Florent Malouda slotted in a cross from Drogba, who had stayed just onside.

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Verb

(en verb)

To regurgitate the contents of a stomach; puke.

* Bible, Jonah ii. 10

The fish vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

To eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit.

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After about a minute, the creek bed vomited the debris into a gently sloped meadow. Saugstad felt the snow slow and tried to keep her hands in front of her.

* Milton

Like the sons of Vulcan, vomit smoke.

* Charlotte Brontë

a column of smoke, such as might be vomited by a park of artillery