Combust - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kəmˈbʌst|
Brit.
|kəmˈbʌst|
verb
- cause to burn or combust (syn: burn)
We combust coal and other fossil fuels
- start to burn or burst into flames (syn: erupt, ignite)The oily rags combusted spontaneously
- get very angry and fly into a rage (syn: blow up)The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
- cause to become violent or angryRiots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan
- undergo combustion (syn: burn)Extra examples
...anthracite, which is naturally hard, combusts more cleanly than bituminous coal...
The whole country was combusted with great troubles.
We combust coal and other fossil fuels
The oily rags combusted spontaneously
The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan
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