combust – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
combust
v.
catch fire, take fire, conflagrate, ignite; burn (Chemistry); burn by fire; be consumed by fire; undergo combustion; get very angry and go into a rage, cause to become angry
adj.
burnt, singed; being obscured by proximity to the sun (Astronomy, Archaic)
Combust
combust
Verb
1. cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
(synonym) burn
(hyponym) ignite, light
(cause) burn
(verb-group) erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, conflagrate
(derivation) burning, combustion
2. start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
(synonym) erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, conflagrate
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) blow out
(verb-group) burn
3. 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"
(synonym) 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
(hypernym) rage
4. cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
(hypernym) anger
(cause) 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
5. undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"
(synonym) burn
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) burn down, burn up, go up
(verb-group) burn, fire, burn down
(derivation) combustion, burning
Combust
(a.)
So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by his light, as the moon or planets when not more than eight degrees and a half from the sun.
(a.)
Burnt; consumed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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