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Meaning of 'combust' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Combust [ a.]
- Burnt; consumed.
- 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.

Meaning of 'combust' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . combust [ v]
Meaning (1):
- undergo combustion
Example in sentence:
  • Maple wood burns well
Meaning (2):
- start to burn or burst into flames
Example in sentence:
  • Marsh gases ignited suddenly;
  • The oily rags combusted spontaneously
Meaning (3):
- cause to become violent or angry
Example in sentence:
  • Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan
Meaning (4):
- get very angry and fly into a rage
Example in sentence:
  • Spam makes me go ballistic;
  • The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
Meaning (5):
- cause to burn or combust
Example in sentence:
  • The sun burned off the fog;
  • We combust coal and other fossil fuels

Nearby Words:

com- coma comanches comart comate comatose comatous comatula comatulid comb

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