appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"
break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"
start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
7 letter answer(s) to go off
EXPLODE
be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger exploded"
burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded"
burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"
cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge"
drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"
show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"
8 letter answer(s) to go off
MOVEAWAY
6 letter answer(s) to go off
PERISH
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
to rot
4 letter answer(s) to go off
SNAP
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap"
a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound;
a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May"
a sudden breaking
a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"
break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The pipe snapped"
bring the jaws together; "he snapped indignantly"
close with a snapping motion; "The lock snapped shut"
lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped"
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