| Main Entry: | break out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen, emerge |
Synonyms: |
appear, arise, begin, burst forth, commence, erupt, explode, occur, set in, spring up, start |
| Main Entry: | break out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | escape |
Synonyms: |
abscond, bolt, break loose, burst out, bust out, depart, flee, get free, leave |
| Main Entry: | develop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin; occur |
Synonyms: |
acquire, arise, befall, betide, break, break out, breed, chance, come about, come off, commence, contract, ensue, establish, follow, form, generate, go, happen, invest, originate, pick up, result, start, transpire |
Antonyms: |
cease, discontinue, end, halt, stop |
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pour forth |
Synonyms: |
break out, disembogue, dispense, ejaculate, emit, empty, erupt, excrete, exude, give off, gush, leak, ooze, release, send forth, spew, void, vomit |
Antonyms: |
dam |
| Main Entry: | erupt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give forth, eject with force |
Synonyms: |
appear, belch, blow up, boil, break out, burst, cast out, detonate, discharge, emit, eruct, explode, extravasate, flare up, go off, gush, hurl, jet, pour forth, rupture, spew, spit, spout, spurt, throw off, touch off, vent, vomit |
| Main Entry: | explode |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blow up |
Synonyms: |
backfire, blast, blaze, blow to kingdom come, break out, burst, collapse, convulse, detonate, discharge, erupt, flame up, flare up, fracture, jet, kablooey, let go, mushroom, rupture, set off, shatter, shiver, split, thunder |
| Notes: | explode is to blow up from a confined area outwards; implode means blow inwards, as a lightbulb does when it burns out |
Antonyms: |
implode |
| Main Entry: | flare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | erupt, blow |
Synonyms: |
blaze, boil over, break out, burn, burn up, burst, dart, dazzle, explode, fire up, flash, flicker, flutter, fume, glare, glow, go off, lose control, rant, seethe, shimmer, shoot, waver |
| Main Entry: | flaunt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make an exhibition, show off |
Synonyms: |
advertise, air, boast, brandish, break out, broadcast, declare, disclose, display, disport, divulge, expose, fan it, flash, flash about, flourish, gasconade, grandstand, hotdog, let it all hang out, make a scene, parade, proclaim, put on an act, reveal, roll out, show and tell, showcase, smack with, sport, spring on, streak, throw weight around, trot out, vaunt, wave around, whip out |
Antonyms: |
conceal, hide, refrain |
| Main Entry: | get out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | escape |
Synonyms: |
alight, avoid, be off, beat it, begone, break out, bug off, buzz off, clear out, decamp, depart, dodge, duck, egress, evacuate, evade, exit, extricate oneself, flee, fly, free oneself, go, hightail, kite, leave, make tracks, run away, scram, shirk, shun, skedaddle, split, take a hike, take off, vacate, vamoose, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
capture, grab, seize |
| Main Entry: | open |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clear, expose; spread |
Synonyms: |
bare, break in, break out, broach, burst, bust in, come apart, crack, disclose, display, disrupt, expand, fissure, free, gap, gape, hole, jimmy, kick in, lacerate, lance, penetrate, perforate, pierce, pop, puncture, release, reveal, rupture, separate, sever, slit, slot, split, tap, throw wide, unbar, unblock, unbolt, unclose, unclothe, uncork, uncover, undo, unfasten, unfold, unfurl, unlatch, unlock, unroll, unseal, unshut, unstop, untie, unwrap, vent, ventilate, yawn, yawp |
Antonyms: |
block, bury, cover, exclude, hide, hinder, shut |