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Burst (noun)
An instance of, or the act of bursting.
“The bursts of the bombs could be heard miles away.”
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Burst (noun)
A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.
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Burst (noun)
A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.
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Burst (verb)
To break from internal pressure.
“I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst.”
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Burst (verb)
To cause to break from internal pressure.
“I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much.”
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Burst (verb)
To cause to break by any means.
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Burst (verb)
To separate formfeed at perforation lines.
“I printed the report on formfeed paper then burst the sheets.”
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Burst (verb)
To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
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Burst (verb)
To produce as an effect of bursting.
“to burst a hole through the wall”
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Bursted (verb)
simple past tense and past participle of burst
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Burst (verb)
break open or apart suddenly and violently, especially as a result of an impact or internal pressure
“the dam burst after days of torrential rain”
“one of the balloons burst”
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Burst (verb)
cause to burst
“the swollen river was expected to burst its banks”
“he burst the balloon”
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Burst (verb)
be so full as almost to break open
“the wardrobe was bursting with piles of clothes”
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Burst (verb)
feel a very strong or irrepressible emotion or impulse
“he was bursting with joy and excitement”
“she was bursting to say something”
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Burst (verb)
issue suddenly and uncontrollably
“the words burst from him in an angry rush”
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Burst (verb)
open suddenly and forcibly
“a door burst open and a girl raced out”
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Burst (verb)
move suddenly and violently
“she burst on to the British art scene in 1985”
“he burst into the room without knocking”
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Burst (verb)
suddenly begin doing or producing something
“the aircraft burst into flames”
“she burst into tears”
“Sophie burst out laughing”
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Burst (verb)
separate (continuous stationery) into single sheets.
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Burst (noun)
an instance of breaking or splitting as a result of internal pressure or puncturing; an explosion
“the mortar bursts were further away than before”
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Burst (noun)
a sudden brief outbreak
“a burst of activity”
“bursts of laughter”
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Burst (noun)
a sudden issuing forth
“her breath was coming in short bursts”
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Burst (noun)
a period of continuous and intense effort
“he sailed 474 miles in one 24-hour burst”