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   burst

   /bəːst/

   verb

   • 1. break open or apart suddenly and violently, especially as a result of an impact or internal pressure: "one of the balloons burst" Similar split openburst openbreak opentear openrupturecrackfracturefragmentshattershiverfly openliterary:tear asunderrend asunderexplodeblow updetonatego offbe set offlandinformal:go bang
   • ▪ cause to burst: "he burst the balloon" Similar split openburst openbreak opentear openrupturecrackfracturefragmentshattershiverfly openliterary:tear asunderrend asunder
   • ▪ be so full as almost to break open: "the wardrobe was bursting with piles of clothes"
   • ▪ feel a very strong or irrepressible emotion or impulse: "he was bursting with joy and excitement"
   • 2. issue suddenly and uncontrollably: "the words burst from him in an angry rush"
   • ▪ open suddenly and forcibly: "a door burst open and a girl raced out"
   • ▪ move suddenly and violently: "he burst into the room without knocking" Similar plungechargebargeshoveploughlurchhurtlecareerrushdashtear
   • 3. suddenly begin doing or producing something: "Sophie burst out laughing" Similar break out inlaunch intoerupt inhave a fit ofsuddenly start
   • 4. separate (continuous stationery) into single sheets.

   noun

   • 1. an instance of breaking or splitting as a result of internal pressure or puncturing; an explosion: "the mortar bursts were further away than before" Similar rupturebreachsplitblowoutexplosiondetonationblastdischargeeruptionbangvolleysalvofusilladebarragedischargeshowersprayhailrain
   • 2. a sudden brief outbreak: "a burst of activity" Similar outbreakoutbursteruptionflare-upexplosionblow-upblastblazeattackfitspasmparoxysmaccessrushgalefloodstormhurricanetorrentoutpouringsurgeupsurgespurteffusionoutflowoutflowingwelling upinformal:splurtrare:ebullitionboutade
   • ▪ a sudden issuing forth: "her breath was coming in short bursts"
   • 3. a period of continuous and intense effort: "he sailed 474 miles in one 24-hour burst"

   Word Origin Old Englishberstan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bersten, barsten.

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