The Clue
Break out (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ERUPT
Tags
Notes
The answer ERUPT is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.
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Definition
ERUPT as a verb:
1. (erupt, break out) = start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
2. (erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out) = erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
3. (erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate) = start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
4. (erupt, come out, break through, push through) = break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
5. (erupt, belch, extravasate) = become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
6. (break, burst, erupt) = force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"
7. appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
8. (erupt, recrudesce, break out) = become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"