sboccare

From s- (“out of”) +‎ bocca (“mouth”) +‎ -are. Morphologically equivalent to French déboucher, though quite different in meaning.

• IPA^(key): /zbokˈka.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: sboc‧cà‧re

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1. (intransitive) to flow or lead into (of a river, stream, road, etc.) [auxiliary essere]

   Synonyms: sfociare, arrivare, giungere, gettarsi, confluire, immettersi, terminare, finire, condurre

2. (intransitive) to end up (in) or arrive (at a place) [auxiliary essere]

   Synonyms: arrivare, giungere, raggiungere, finire

3. (intransitive) to result (in); to blossom (into); to break out (in); to turn (into) [+ in (object)] [auxiliary essere]

   Synonym: prorompere

   le dimostrazioni sboccarono nell'aperta rivolta ― the protests turned into open revolt

4. (intransitive, archaic) to overflow [auxiliary essere]
5. (transitive) to let out a small amount of wine from (a container) in order to expel impurities
6. (transitive, regional) to open (a door, window, etc.)
7. (transitive, rare) to break the mouth or lip of (a cup, jug, etc.)

   Synonym: slabbrare

8. (intransitive, colloquial) to throw up, puke

   Synonyms: vomitare, sbrattare

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• sboccamento
• sboccataggine
• sboccatezza
• sboccato
• sboccatura
• sbocco

• imboccare (etymologically opposite)

• sboccerà