English dictionary
combust
verbParts of speech
Definitions
verb
- undergo combustion
verb
- cause to become violent or angry
verb
- get very angry and fly into a rage
verb
- start to burn or burst into flames
verb
- cause to burn or combust
Example sentences
Maple wood burns well
Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan
The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
Spam makes me go ballistic
Marsh gases ignited suddenly
The oily rags combusted spontaneously
The sun burned off the fog
We combust coal and other fossil fuels