1. (

• burn ,
• combust ,

) cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" ;

2. (

• erupt ,
• ignite ,
• catch_fire ,
• take_fire ,
• combust ,
• conflagrate

) start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" ;

3. (

• flip_one's_lid ,
• blow_up ,
• throw_a_fit ,
• hit_the_roof ,
• hit_the_ceiling ,
• have_kittens ,
• have_a_fit ,
• combust ,
• blow_one's_stack ,
• fly_off_the_handle ,
• flip_one's_wig ,
• lose_one's_temper ,
• blow_a_fuse ,
• go_ballistic

) 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" ;

4. (

• combust ,

) cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan" ;

5. (

• burn ,
• combust

) undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" ;