Verb

(en verb)

to eject forcibly and in a stream

(slang) to vomit

(slang) to ejaculate

(slang) to laugh unexpectedly while drinking, causing drink to exit the nose

To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost.

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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, 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.}}