1. combust(v = verb.weather) burn - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
Derived forms adjective combustible1, noun combustion3, adjective combustive1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
2. combust(v = verb.weather) catch fire, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire - start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
is one way to change state, turn
Derived forms adjective combustible1, adjective combustive1
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
3. combust(v = verb.emotion) blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper, throw a fit - 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"
is one way to rage
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
4. combust(v = verb.emotion) - cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
is one way to anger
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
5. combust(v = verb.change) burn - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"
is one way to change state, turn
Derived forms adjective combustible1, noun combustion1, adjective combustive1
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
1. Burnt; consumed. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
2. 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. [1913 Webster]
"Planets that are oft combust." [1913 Webster]
combust, v.tr. subject to combustion.
Etymology:
obs. combust (adj.) f. L combustus past part. (as COMBUSTION)