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combust   (TTS Sound)

The verb combust has 5 senses

• burn, combust -- (cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels")


• erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate -- (start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously")


• flip one's lid, blow up, throw a fit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, combust, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballistic -- (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")


• combust -- (cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan")


• burn, combust -- (undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well")