Definition: undergo combustion
Usage: Maple wood burns well
Main entry: combust
Definition: cause to become violent or angry
Usage: Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan
Main entry: fly off the handle, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, combust, blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, have a fit, have kittens, go ballistic, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, throw a fit
Definition: get very angry and fly into a rage
Usage: The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question; Spam makes me go ballistic
Main entry: conflagrate, take fire, ignite, combust, catch fire, erupt
Definition: start to burn or burst into flames
Usage: Marsh gases ignited suddenly; The oily rags combusted spontaneously
Definition: cause to burn or combust
Usage: The sun burned off the fog; We combust coal and other fossil fuels