BURST

explosion, burst

(noun) the act of exploding or bursting; “the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children”; “the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft”

burst, fit

(noun) a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); “a burst of applause”; “a fit of housecleaning”

fusillade, salvo, volley, burst

(noun) rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; “our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise”

outburst, burst, flare-up

(noun) a sudden intense happening; “an outburst of heavy rain”; “a burst of lightning”

explode, burst

(verb) burst outward, usually with noise; “The champagne bottle exploded”

burst, split, break open

(verb) come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; “The bubble burst”

burst, bust

(verb) break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; “The dam burst”

burst

(verb) emerge suddenly; “The sun burst into view”

break, burst, erupt

(verb) force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; “break into tears”; “erupt in anger”

burst

(verb) move suddenly, energetically, or violently; “He burst out of the house into the cool night”

collapse, burst

(verb) cause to burst; “The ice broke the pipe”

abound, burst, bristle

(verb) be in a state of movement or action; “The room abounded with screaming children”; “The garden bristled with toddlers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

burst (third-person singular simple present bursts, present participle bursting, simple past (archaic) brast or (nonstandard) bursted or burst, past participle (rare) bursten or (nonstandard) bursted or burst)

(intransitive) To break from internal pressure.

(transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.

(transitive, obsolete) To cause to break by any means.

(transitive) To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.

(intransitive) To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.

(intransitive) To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.

(transitive) To produce as an effect of bursting.

(transitive) To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.

Coordinate terms

• split, crack

Noun

burst (plural bursts)

An act or instance of bursting.

A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.

Synonym: spurt

A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.

(archaic) A drinking spree.

Anagrams

• Strub, strub, sturb, trubs

Source: Wiktionary

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Burst, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Burst; p. pr. & vb. n. Bursting. The past participle bursten is obsolete.] Etym: [OE. bersten, bresten, AS. berstan (pers. sing. berste, imp. sing. bærst, imp. pl. burston, p.p. borsten); akin to D. bersten, G. bersten, OHG. brestan, OS. brestan, Icel. bresta, Sw. brista, Dan. briste. Cf. Brast, Break.]

1. 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. From the egg that soon Bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed Their callow young. Milton.

Note: Often used figuratively, as of the heart, in reference to a surcharge of passion, grief, desire, etc. No, no, my heart will burst, an if I speak: And I will speak, that so my heart may burst. Shak.

2. 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 unexpecedly or unaccountably, or to depart in such manner; -- usually with some qualifying adverb or preposition, as forth, out, away, into, upon, through, etc. Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth. Milton. And now you burst (ah cruel!) from my arms. Pope. A resolved villain Whose bowels suddenly burst out. Shak. We were the first that ever burst Into that silent sea. Coleridge. To burst upon him like an earthquake. Goldsmith.

Burst, v. t.

1. 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. My breast I'll burst with straining of my courage. Shak.

2. To break. [Obs.] You will not pay for the glasses you have burst Shak. He burst his lance against the sand below. Fairfax (Tasso).

3. To produce as an effect of bursting; as, to burst a hole through the wall. Bursting charge. See under Charge.

Burst, n.

1. 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. Bursts of fox-hunting melody. W. Irving.

2. Any brief, violent evertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed.

3. A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse. [R.] "A fine burst of country." Jane Austen.

4. A rupture of hernia; a breach.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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