| Main Entry: | bristle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become upset, excited |
Synonyms: |
be angry, be infuriated, be maddened, blow up, boil, boil over, bridle, flare, flare up, fume, get one's dander up, rage, rise, ruffle, see red, seethe, spit*, stand on end, swell |
| 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: | fight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | engage in physical encounter |
Synonyms: |
altercate, assault, attack, bandy with, battle, bear arms, bicker, box, brawl, brush with, buck, carry on war, challenge, clash, contend, cross swords, dispute, do battle, duel, exchange blows, feud, flare up, go to war, grapple, joust, meet, mix it up, oppugn, ply weapons, protect, quarrel, repel, resist, rowdy, scrap, scuffle, skirmish, spar, strive, struggle, take all comers, take the field, take up the gauntlet, tiff, tilt, traverse, tug, tussle, wage war, war, withstand, wrangle, wrestle |
Antonyms: |
agree, make peace, surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | flame |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | burn |
Synonyms: |
blaze, coruscate, fire, flare, flare up, flash, glare, glint, glow, ignite, kindle, light, oxidize, shine |
| Main Entry: | ignite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set on fire |
Synonyms: |
burn, burst into flames, catch fire, enkindle, fire, flare up, inflame, kindle, light, put match to, set alight, set fire to, start up, take fire, touch off |
Antonyms: |
extinguish, put out |
| Main Entry: | rise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become apparent |
Synonyms: |
appear, arise, befall, begin, betide, chance, come, crop up, dawn, derive, develop, emanate, emerge, eventuate, fall out, flare up, flow, go, happen, head, issue, loom, occur, originate, proceed, spring, stem, surface, transpire, turn up |
Antonyms: |
decline, recede, regress |
| Main Entry: | surface |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to the top of |
Synonyms: |
appear, arise, come to light, come up, crop up, emerge, flare up, materialize, rise, transpire |
Antonyms: |
dive, drop, fall, sink, submerge |