Burst

[bɜːst] or [bɝst]

Definition

(noun.) a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); 'a burst of applause'; 'a fit of housecleaning'.

(verb.) come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; 'The bubble burst'.

(verb.) break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; 'The dam burst'.

(verb.) emerge suddenly; 'The sun burst into view'.

(verb.) move suddenly, energetically, or violently; 'He burst out of the house into the cool night'.

Edited by Donnie--From WordNet

Definition

(imp. & p. p.) of Burst

(v. i.) To fly apart or in pieces; of break open; to yield to force or pressure, especially to a sudden and violent exertion of force, or to pressure from within; to explode; as, the boiler had burst; the buds will burst in spring.

(v. i.) To exert force or pressure by which something is made suddenly to give way; to break through obstacles or limitations; hence, to appear suddenly and unexpectedly or unaccountably, or to depart in such manner; -- usually with some qualifying adverb or preposition, as forth, out, away, into, upon, through, etc.

(v. t.) To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by strain or pressure, esp. from within; to force open suddenly; as, to burst a cannon; to burst a blood vessel; to burst open the doors.

(v. t.) To break.

(v. t.) To produce as an effect of bursting; as, to burst a hole through the wall.

(n.) A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion; as, a burst of thunder; a burst of applause; a burst of passion; a burst of inspiration.

(n.) Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed.

(n.) A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse.

(n.) A rupture or hernia; a breach.

Editor: Vicky

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. [1]. Break open (from internal pressure), fly open, be rent asunder.[2]. Break out suddenly.

v. a. Rend asunder, break open.

n. Explosion, BURSTING.

Checked by Eli

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Extravasate, displode, explode, discharge, shiver, shatter, disrupt, rend,break, split

ANT:Cohere, hold, stand

Typed by Konrad

Definition

v.t. to break into pieces: to break open suddenly or by violence: to disturb interrupt.—v.i. to fly open or break in pieces: to break forth or away: to break into some sudden expression of feeling—e.g. 'to burst into song:'—pa.t. and pa.p. burst.—n. a sudden outbreak: a hard gallop: a spurt: a drunken bout.—Burst in to force one's way violently into; Burst into blossom to begin to blossom; Burst into tears to fall a-crying; Burst out to force one's way out violently; Burst up (coll.) to explode: to fail become bankrupt.—A burst up a collapse failure.—On the burst on the spree.

Inputed by Jeff

Examples

Editor: Woodrow

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