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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"
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate - start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
--2 is one way to change state, turn
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Something ----s
- 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"
--3 is one way to rage
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Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- combust - cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
--4 is one way to anger
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- burn, combust - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"
--5 is one way to change state, turn
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