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     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they combust  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it combusts  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: combusted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: combusted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: combusting  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Undergo combustionplay

    Example:

    Maple wood burns well

    Synonyms:

    burn; combust

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

    Hypernyms (to "combust" is one way to...):

    change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

    Verb group:

    burn; burn down; fire (destroy by fire)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "combust"):

    burn down; burn up; go up (burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire)

    smolder; smoulder (burn slowly and without a flame)

    scorch; sear; singe (become superficially burned)

    deflagrate (burn with great heat and intense light)

    flame (be in flames or aflame)

    blaze up; burn up; flame up; flare (burn brightly)

    blaze (burn brightly and intensely)

    Sentence frame:

    Something ----s

    Derivation:

    combustible (capable of igniting and burning)

    combustion (a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light)

    combustive (supporting combustion)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Cause to become violent or angryplay

    Example:

    Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan

    Classified under:

    Verbs of feeling

    Hypernyms (to "combust" is one way to...):

    anger (make angry)

    Cause:

    blow a fuse; blow one's stack; blow up; combust; 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)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Get very angry and fly into a rageplay

    Example:

    Spam makes me go ballistic

    Synonyms:

    blow a fuse; blow one's stack; blow up; combust; 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

    Classified under:

    Verbs of feeling

    Hypernyms (to "combust" is one way to...):

    rage (feel intense anger)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP

    Sense 4

    Meaning:

    Start to burn or burst into flamesplay

    Example:

    The oily rags combusted spontaneously

    Synonyms:

    catch fire; combust; conflagrate; erupt; ignite; take fire

    Classified under:

    Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

    Hypernyms (to "combust" is one way to...):

    change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

    Verb group:

    burn; combust (cause to burn or combust)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "combust"):

    blow out (erupt in an uncontrolled manner)

    catch (start burning)

    light up (start to burn with a bright flame)

    Sentence frame:

    Something ----s

    Derivation:

    combustible (capable of igniting and burning)

    combustive (supporting combustion)

    Sense 5

    Meaning:

    Cause to burn or combustplay

    Example:

    We combust coal and other fossil fuels

    Synonyms:

    burn; combust

    Classified under:

    Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

    Cause:

    burn; combust (undergo combustion)

    Verb group:

    catch fire; combust; conflagrate; erupt; ignite; take fire (start to burn or burst into flames)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "combust"):

    ignite; light (cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat)

    set ablaze; set afire; set aflame; set on fire (set fire to; cause to start burning)

    char; coal (burn to charcoal)

    deflagrate (cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something

    Derivation:

    combustible (capable of igniting and burning)

    combustion (the act of burning something)

    combustive (supporting combustion)

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