combust

Verb combust has 5 senses

• 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

• 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 sentence:
Something ----s

• 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

• 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

• 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 sentence:
Something ----s