com·bust /kəmˈbʌst/
Com·bust a.
1. Burnt; consumed. [Obs.]
2. Astron. So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by his light, as the moon or planets when not more than eight degrees and a half from the sun. [Obs.]
Planets that are oft combust. --Milton.
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combust
v 1: cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We
combust coal and other fossil fuels" [syn: burn]
2: start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited
suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" [syn: erupt,
ignite, catch fire, take fire, conflagrate]
3: 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" [syn: 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]
4: cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan
after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
5: undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" [syn: burn]