English to English
verb
- force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
source: WordNet 3.0
- become active and spew forth lava and rocks
Vesuvius erupts once in a while.
source: WordNet 3.0
- geology: cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth
source: WordNet 3.0
- To force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries, as blood.
source: Webster 1913
- To pass by infiltration or effusion from the normal channel, such as a blood vessel or a lymphatic, into the surrounding tissue; -- said of blood, lymph, etc.
source: Webster 1913
