burst
1. [ verb ] break open or apart suddenly
Synonyms: split break_open
Examples:

"The bubble burst"

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"

Related terms: express_emotion
3. [ verb ] burst outward, usually with noise
Synonyms: explode
Examples:

"The champagne bottle exploded"

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"

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"

Related terms: jump
6. [ verb ] emerge suddenly
Examples:

"The sun burst into view"

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"

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"

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"

Related terms: activity fits_and_starts abound
10. [ verb ] cause to burst
Synonyms: collapse
Examples:

"The ice broke the pipe"

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")

Related terms: colloquialism damaged
12. [ verb ] break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
Synonyms: bust
Examples:

"The dam burst"

Related terms: break shatter
13. [ noun ] a sudden violent happening
Synonyms: outburst flare-up
Examples:

"an outburst of heavy rain" "a burst of lightning"

Related terms: happening salvo rush erupt
Similar spelling:   burster
  bursting
  Burstein
  bursitis
  Burket
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