Combust
verb
To burn or cause to burn.
The fire will combust if it reaches the fuel tanks.
verb
To react chemically through a process that burns.
In the factory, they combust the raw materials to produce smoke.
Often appears as...
- combust in air
- combust under heat
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Technical
verb
To burst into anger.
In the contentious meeting, he might combust with rage.
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Figurative
verb
To burn or cause to burn.
The fire will combust if it reaches the fuel tanks.
verb
To react chemically through a process that burns.
In the factory, they combust the raw materials to produce smoke.
Often appears as...
- combust in air
- combust under heat
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To burst into anger.
In the contentious meeting, he might combust with rage.
Usage tips
Figurative
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Burning
Directly refers to something catching fire or being set on fire.
Do not smoke here, as the dry leaves may combust.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Occurrence
Describes fires that start without human intervention, often used in natural sciences.
The forest can combust due to extreme heat during a drought.
Pro Tip 3/3Immediate Danger
Implies an imminent risk of fire, often used in safety warnings.
Evacuate the area, as the chemicals may combust any moment.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Burning
Directly refers to something catching fire or being set on fire.
Do not smoke here, as the dry leaves may combust.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Occurrence
Describes fires that start without human intervention, often used in natural sciences.
The forest can combust due to extreme heat during a drought.
Pro Tip 3/3Immediate Danger
Implies an imminent risk of fire, often used in safety warnings.
Evacuate the area, as the chemicals may combust any moment.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Burning
Directly refers to something catching fire or being set on fire.
Do not smoke here, as the dry leaves may combust.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Occurrence
Describes fires that start without human intervention, often used in natural sciences.
The forest can combust due to extreme heat during a drought.
Pro Tip 3/3Immediate Danger
Implies an imminent risk of fire, often used in safety warnings.
Evacuate the area, as the chemicals may combust any moment.
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Shaving Foam PIPE...
an antioxidant that helps prevent the can from corroding now the last group of ingredients are the propellants specifically isobutane and propane which are both flammable and explosive so whatever you do do not just kidding at reasonable temperature and pressure this will not combust because there's not
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What you should know...
by either vaporizing the e-liquid at higher temperatures or dripping the e-liquid directly onto a heated coil. They can even use these devices for marijuana vaping. And since the devices use lower temperatures and do not combust or burn the marijuana,
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How to rebuild the world...
down in the heat of the fire and giving off lots of gases and vapors and smoke which is itself combustible and we then reintroduce oxygen in fact hot gas to then re combust all of that this is smokeless when its operating and very
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What happened to...
or to bring the space shuttle into orbit. So why don't we use antimatter for energy production? Well, antimatter isn't just sitting around, ready for us to harvest. We have to make antimatter before we can combust antimatter,
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Shaving Foam PIPE...
an antioxidant that helps prevent the can from corroding now the last group of ingredients are the propellants specifically isobutane and propane which are both flammable and explosive so whatever you do do not just kidding at reasonable temperature and pressure this will not combust because there's not
Video examples
What you should know...
by either vaporizing the e-liquid at higher temperatures or dripping the e-liquid directly onto a heated coil. They can even use these devices for marijuana vaping. And since the devices use lower temperatures and do not combust or burn the marijuana,
Video examples
How to rebuild the world...
down in the heat of the fire and giving off lots of gases and vapors and smoke which is itself combustible and we then reintroduce oxygen in fact hot gas to then re combust all of that this is smokeless when its operating and very
Video examples
What happened to...
or to bring the space shuttle into orbit. So why don't we use antimatter for energy production? Well, antimatter isn't just sitting around, ready for us to harvest. We have to make antimatter before we can combust antimatter,
Example 1 of 4
Quote examples
Edward Zwick
American Director
I think that I am interested in the resonance between character drama and high stakes, either situational or political or social or other kind of elevated drama, and I tend to find that those things combust.
Quote examples
Edward Zwick
American Director
I think that I am interested in the resonance between character drama and high stakes, either situational or political or social or other kind of elevated drama, and I tend to find that those things combust.
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