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start abruptly;
"After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
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erupt or intensify suddenly;
"Unrest erupted in the country"
"Tempers flared at the meeting"
"The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
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start to burn or burst into flames;
"Marsh gases ignited suddenly"
"The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
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break out;
"The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
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become active and spew forth lava and rocks;
"Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
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force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up;
"break into tears"
"erupt in anger"
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appear on the skin;
"A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
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become raw or open;
"He broke out in hives"
"My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"
"Such boils tend to recrudesce"
