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# erupt

verb (erupt, erupts, erupted, erupting)

«erupt» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To erupt means for a volcano to burst and throw out lava, ash, rock and gas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erupt/#m1)
2. To erupt means for something to start suddenly and strongly, like a fight, cheers or laughter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erupt/#m2)
3. When teeth erupt, they push up through the gums. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erupt/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography and science lessons, pupils learn why volcanoes erupt, about lava and magma, and famous eruptions; they often make a model volcano with baking soda and vinegar. In stories and everyday life, crowds erupt in cheers. Phrases: erupt into, erupt with, an eruption.

### Examples

- The volcano erupted and lava poured out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erupt/#x1)
- Mount Vesuvius erupted long ago and buried Pompeii. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erupt/#x2)
- Our model volcano erupted with red foam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erupt/#x3)
- The crowd erupted in cheers when we scored. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erupt/#x4)
- A fight erupted in the playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erupt/#x5)
- Her new tooth erupted last week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erupt/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb: erupted. Noun: eruption. Do not confuse with interrupt (to break in when someone is talking) or disrupt. Lava is magma that has come out of the ground.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «erupt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erupt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«erupt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/erupt.html) on Mova free.