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verb-intransitive. To come open or fly apart suddenly or violently, especially from internal pressure.

verb-intransitive. To explode.

verb-intransitive. To be or seem to be full to the point of breaking open: The sacks were bursting with grain.

verb-intransitive. To emerge, come forth, or arrive suddenly: burst out of the door.

verb-intransitive. To come apart or seem to come apart because of overwhelming emotion: thought his heart would burst with happiness.

verb-intransitive. To give sudden utterance or expression: burst out laughing; burst into tears.

v. To cause to burst: burst the balloon. See Synonyms at break.

v. To exert strong pressure in order to force (something) open.

v. To separate (a continuous form or printout) into individual sheets.

n. A sudden outbreak or outburst; an explosion.

n. The result of bursting, especially the explosion of a projectile or bomb on impact or in the air.

n. The number of bullets fired from an automatic weapon by one pull of the trigger.

n. A volley of bullets fired from an automatic weapon: The machine gunner fired a quick burst.

n. An abrupt, intense increase; a rush: a burst of speed; fitful bursts of wind.

n. A period of intense activity: "I write in very short bursts—10 or 15 minutes” ( Zoe Heller).

n. An instance of, or the act of bursting.

v. To break from internal pressure.

v. To cause to break from internal pressure.

v. To separate formfeed at perforation lines

v. To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly..

verb-intransitive. 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.

verb-intransitive. 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. To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by strain or pressure, esp. from within; to force open suddenly.

v. To break.

v. To produce as an effect of bursting.

n. A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion.

n. Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt.

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

n. A rupture or hernia; a breach.

To fly or break open as an effect of internal forces and with sudden violence; suffer a violent disruption; explode.

Hence—2. Figuratively, to break or give way from violent pain or emotion: as, my head will burst; her heart burst with grief.

To come or go suddenly; rush: as, the enemy in an instant burst upon us.

To rend by force or violence (that which confines or retains); open suddenly and violently; cause to explode: as, to burst one's bonds; to burst a cannon.

To break, in general.

Synonyms (intransitive verb and t.) To split, separate, rend, tear.

n. A sudden disruption; a violent rending.

n. A sudden explosion or shooting forth; a rush; an out-burst: as, a burst of applause; a burst of passion; “burst of thunder,”

n. A rupture; a hernia.

n. 4. A smart race; a spurt.

n. A sudden opening to sight or view.

n. A spree.

In pin-pool billiards, to go beyond a score of 31; in ball-pool, to smash at the pyramid.

v. be in a state of movement or action

v. burst outward, usually with noise

v. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

n. the act of exploding or bursting

v. come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

v. emerge suddenly

v. cause to burst

v. break open or apart suddenly and forcefully

n. a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)

v. move suddenly, energetically, or violently

n. a sudden intense happening

n. rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

"The word burst from her mouth like helium from a balloon."

bursting    bursts   

have    feature    express emotion    express feelings    emerge    spring    bound    leap    jump    firing   

effort    run    explode    to burst up    to burst in    to burst out   

cloudburst    bust    burst one's bubble   

pop   

bursting    burst out    burst forth   

explode    break    explosion    spurt    stretch    expanse    breach    bust    disrupt    rend   

Hearst    Hurst    Merced    coerced    conversed    cursed    disbursed    dispersed    durst    emersed   

flash    wave    rush    shoot    cry    blast    fire    feel    stream    storm