Word

irrupt, v.
(irrupted, irrupting, irrupts)

increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
<verb.change>

explode irrupt

sample sentences

"The population of India is exploding"
"The island's rodent population irrupted"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

erupt or intensify suddenly
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

break open burst out erupt flare flare up irrupt

sample sentences

"Unrest erupted in the country"
"Tempers flared at the meeting"
"The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

intensify, deepen

enter uninvited
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

intrude irrupt

sample sentences

"They intruded on our dinner party"
"She irrupted into our sitting room"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

intrusive intrusion intruder

also see

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

break in bother barge in, crash, gate-crash move in on

hypernym

enter, come in, go into, get in, move into, go in, get into