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
- When the buzzard was put away--he burSt. We will except the buzzard then. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Her head dropped on the cushions; and she burst out crying. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The confession of her heart's secret burst from her in those pleading words. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Archer burst into a laugh, and May echoed it, crimson to the eyes. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Amy's definition of Jo's idea of independence was such a good hit that both burst out laughing, and the discussion took a more amiable turn. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- As he stood in the doorway, the poor old careworn wayworn woman burst into tears, and clasped her hands, as if in a very agony she prayed to him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The polite pupil was scarcely gone, when, unceremoniously, without tapin burst a second intruder. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Presently Robert Canler burst into the room. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Gutters and pipes had burst, drains had overflowed, and streets were under water. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Soon, from a score of the great windows, flames burst forth, and the stone faces awakened, stared out of fire. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Stage-coaches were upsetting in all directions, horses were bolting, boats were overturning, and boilers were bursting. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I was awful nigh bursting out a laughing though, when it made John stare! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I said; and Herbert came bursting in, with the airy freshness of six hundred miles of France upon him. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- And I recollect two bursting to the opposite side of the parlour, while she was hugging me. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- If this bursting heart, this writhing lip speak not, leave me to the fate I deserve, and which I shall meet undismayed. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Oh Harry, Harry,' said the young lady, bursting into tears; 'I wish I could, and spare myself this pain. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The gates and dikes and banks came bursting at me through the mist, as if they cried as plainly as could be, A boy with somebody else's pork pie! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- It fills the heart, but not to bursting; it warms it, but not to fever. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- While most of us are familiar with the bursting of water pipes on a cold night, few of us realize the influence which freezing water exerts on the character of the land around us. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Betsy Horrocks, quite daunted, flung herself down on her knees, bursting into tears. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Is there a form of hysterics that bursts into words instead of tears? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- At other times this future bursts suddenly, as if a rock had rent, and in it a grave had opened, whence issues the body of one that slept. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The other youth maintained the contest with such spirit as to call forth enthusiastic bursts of applause. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Carriston was like a child in his garden, and his bursts of delight at this or that particular rose tree would have made many a person smile. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- But he did it with one of the bursts which have made his fame as a public speaker. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And Rosa bursts into tears. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- A thrill of applause bursts through the house. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- If too much air is blown into a toy balloon, the balloon bursts because it cannot support the great pressure exerted by the compressed air within. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I should think a Syrian would go wild with ecstacy when such a picture bursts upon him for the first time. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- To any thing, every thingto time, chance, circumstance, slow effects, sudden bursts, perseverance and weariness, health and sickness. Jane Austen. Emma.
Editor: Woodrow