Definition of Combust
Verb: combust kum'búst
- Cause to burn or combust
"We combust coal and other fossil fuels";
- burn
- Start to burn or burst into flames
"The oily rags combusted spontaneously";
- erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, conflagrate
- Get very angry and fly into a rage
"The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question";
- flip one's lid, blow up, throw a fit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballistic
- Cause to become violent or angry
"Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
- Undergo combustion
"Maple wood combusts well";
- burn
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