Herod
noun
1 Herod
King of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC).
synonym: Herod the Great.
Polish: Herod
verb
Roget 173:
be violent
etc.
adj.;
run high;
ferment,
effervesce;
romp,
rampage,
go on a rampage;
run wild,
run amuck,
run riot;
break the peace;
rush,
tear;
rush headlong,
rush foremost;
raise a storm,
make a riot;
rough house [Slang];
riot,
storm;
wreak,
bear down,
ride roughshod,
out Herod,
Herod;
spread like wildfire
(person).
[shout or act in anger at something],
explode,
make a row,
kick up a row;
boil,
boil over;
fume,
foam,
come on like a lion,
bluster,
rage,
roar,
fly off the handle,
go bananas,
go ape,
blow one's top,
blow one's cool,
flip one's lid,
hit the ceiling,
hit the roof;
fly into a rage
(anger)
900.
break out,
fly out,
burst out;
bounce,
explode,
go off,
displode†,
fly,
detonate,
thunder,
blow up,
crump†,
flash,
flare,
burst;
shock,
strain;
break open,
force open,
prize open.
render violent
etc.
adj.;
sharpen,
stir up,
quicken,
excite,
incite,
annoy,
urge,
lash,
stimulate,
turn on;
irritate,
inflame,
kindle,
suscitate†,
foment;
accelerate,
aggravate,
exasperate,
exacerbate,
convulse,
infuriate,
madden,
lash into fury;
fan the flame;
add fuel to the flame,
pour oil on the fire,
oleum addere camino [Lat.].
explode;
let fly,
fly off;
discharge,
detonate,
set off,
detonize†,
fulminate.
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