{
    "term": "erupt",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "erupt",
            "heSheIt": "erupts"
        },
        "pastSimple": "erupted",
        "pastParticiple": "erupted",
        "ingForm": "erupting"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "when a volcano erupts or burning rocks, smoke, etc. erupt or are erupted, the burning rocks, etc. are thrown out from the volcano",
            "sensetop": "erupt from somethingerupt something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The volcano could erupt at any time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ash began to erupt from the crater.",
                    "contextForm": "erupt from something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "An immense volume of rocks and molten lava was erupted.",
                    "contextForm": "erupt something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the volcano which erupted violently last month"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lava erupted close to the summit."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["The environment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["violently", "suddenly", "periodically"],
                "verb + erupt": ["threaten to"],
                "preposition": ["in", "into", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to start happening, suddenly and violently",
            "sensetop": "erupt into something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Violence erupted outside the embassy gates."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The unrest erupted into revolution.",
                    "contextForm": "erupt into something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The violence threatened to erupt into full-scale war."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Epidemics periodically erupted throughout the 19th century."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Violence occasionally erupts between the opposing factions."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["violently", "suddenly", "periodically"],
                "verb + erupt": ["threaten to"],
                "preposition": ["in", "into", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to suddenly express your feelings very strongly, especially by shouting loudly",
            "sensetop": "erupt in/into somethingerupt with something+ speech",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When Davis scored for the third time the crowd erupted."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My father just erupted into fury.",
                    "contextForm": "erupt in/into something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The room erupted with laughter.",
                    "contextForm": "erupt with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘How dare you?’ she erupted.",
                    "contextForm": "+ speech"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His anger suddenly erupted into furious shouting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Michael finally erupted, jumping up from his seat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The audience spontaneously erupted into a standing ovation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The crowd erupted in cheers and sobs of joy."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["violently", "suddenly", "periodically"],
                "verb + erupt": ["threaten to"],
                "preposition": ["in", "into", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to suddenly appear on your skin",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A rash had erupted all over his chest."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈrʌpt/",
                "audio": "er/erupt/erupt__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈrʌpts/",
                "audio": "er/erupt/erupts__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈrʌptɪd/",
                "audio": "er/erupt/erupted__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈrʌptɪŋ/",
                "audio": "er/erupt/erupting__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈrʌpt/",
                "audio": "er/erupt/erupt__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈrʌpts/",
                "audio": "er/erupt/erupts__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈrʌptɪd/",
                "audio": "er/erupt/erupted__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈrʌptɪŋ/",
                "audio": "er/erupt/erupting__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from Latin erupt- ‘broken out’, from the verb erumpere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + rumpere ‘burst out, break’."
}