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combust

/ combust /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cause to become violent or angry
"Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
Type of:
anger
Causes:
flip one's lid blow up throw a fit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
undergo combustion
"Maple wood burns well"
Type of:
change state turn
Kinds of:
burn down burn up go up smolder smoulder
Derived:
combustion burning burn
Verb group:
burn fire burn down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
cause to burn or combust
"The sun burned off the fog"
"We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
Kinds of:
ignite light set ablaze set aflame set on fire
Derived:
burning combustion
Verb group:
erupt ignite catch fire take fire conflagrate
Causes:
burn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
start to burn or burst into flames
"Marsh gases ignited suddenly"
"The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
Type of:
change state turn
Kinds of:
blow out catch light up
Derived:
ignition firing lighting kindling inflammation
Verb group:
burn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 5
get very angry and fly into a rage
"The professor combusted when the student didn''t know the answer to a very elementary question"
"Spam makes me go ballistic"
Type of:
rage
Derived:
effusion gush outburst blowup ebullition
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
42%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
47
Times Searched
2
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anger change state turn burn down burn up go up smolder smoulder ignite light set ablaze set aflame