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]