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Combust

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Definitions for Combust

verb
cause to burn or combust
Synonyms
Examples
  1. The sun burned off the fog
  2. We combust coal and other fossil fuels
verb
start to burn or burst into flames
Synonyms
erupt ignite catch fire take fire conflagrate
Examples
  1. Marsh gases ignited suddenly
  2. The oily rags combusted spontaneously
verb
get very angry and fly into a rage
Synonyms
flip one's lid blow up throw a fit hit the roof hit the ceiling have kittens have a fit blow one's stack fly off the handle flip one's wig lose one's temper blow a fuse go ballistic
Examples
  1. The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
  2. Spam makes me go ballistic
verb
cause to become violent or angry
Examples
  1. Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan
verb
undergo combustion
Synonyms
Examples
  1. Maple wood burns well

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