Associations to the word «Combust»
Wiktionary
COMBUST, verb. To burn; to catch fire.
COMBUST, verb. (intransitive) (figuratively) To erupt with enthusiasm or boisterousness.
COMBUST, adjective. (obsolete) Burnt.
COMBUST, adjective. (astrology) In close conjunction with the sun (so that its astrological influence is "burnt up"), sometimes specified to be within 8 degrees 30'.
Dictionary definition
COMBUST, verb. Cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels".
COMBUST, verb. Start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously".
COMBUST, verb. 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, verb. Cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan".
COMBUST, verb. Undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well".
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