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| 1. | [ verb ] break open or apart suddenly | |
| Synonyms: | split break_open | |
| Examples: | "The bubble burst" |
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| Related terms: | break blow pop stave split | |
| 2. | [ verb ] force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up | |
| Synonyms: | break erupt | |
| Examples: | "break into tears" "erupt in anger" |
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| Related terms: | express_emotion | |
| 3. | [ verb ] burst outward, usually with noise | |
| Synonyms: | explode | |
| Examples: | "The champagne bottle exploded" |
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| Related terms: | implode change_integrity go_off erupt detonate crump explosion | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the act of exploding or bursting something | |
| Synonyms: | explosion | |
| Examples: | "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children" "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft" |
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| Related terms: | change_of_integrity detonation fulmination explode | |
| 5. | [ verb ] move suddenly, energetically, or violently | |
| Examples: | "He burst out of the house into the cool night" |
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| Related terms: | jump | |
| 6. | [ verb ] emerge suddenly | |
| Examples: | "The sun burst into view" |
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| Related terms: | emerge | |
| 7. | [ verb ] be in a state of movement or action | |
| Synonyms: | bristle abound | |
| Examples: | "The room abounded with screaming children" "The garden bristled with toddlers" |
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| Related terms: | have | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (military,arms) rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms | |
| Synonyms: | volley salvo fusillade | |
| Examples: | "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" |
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| Related terms: | fire volley | |
| 9. | [ noun ] a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason) | |
| Synonyms: | fit | |
| Examples: | "a burst of applause" "a fit of housecleaning" |
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| Related terms: | activity fits_and_starts abound | |
| 10. | [ verb ] cause to burst | |
| Synonyms: | collapse | |
| Examples: | "The ice broke the pipe" |
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| Related terms: | pop collapse collapse | |
| 11. | [ adjective ] suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure | |
| Synonyms: | busted ruptured | |
| Examples: | "a burst balloon" "burst pipes" "burst seams" "a ruptured appendix" (`busted' is an informal term for `burst' as in "a busted balloon") |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism damaged | |
| 12. | [ verb ] break open or apart suddenly and forcefully | |
| Synonyms: | bust | |
| Examples: | "The dam burst" |
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| Related terms: | break shatter | |
| 13. | [ noun ] a sudden violent happening | |
| Synonyms: | outburst flare-up | |
| Examples: | "an outburst of heavy rain" "a burst of lightning" |
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| Related terms: | happening salvo rush erupt | |
| Similar spelling: |
burster bursting Burstein bursitis Burket Burget |
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