Burst
WordNet
adjective
(1) Suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted' is an informal term for `burst')
"A burst balloon"
"Burst pipes"
"Burst seams"
"A ruptured appendix"
"A busted balloon"
noun
(2) The act of exploding or bursting something
"The explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"
"The burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"
(3) A sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
"A burst of applause"
"A fit of housecleaning"
(4) Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
"Our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
(5) A sudden violent happening
"An outburst of heavy rain"
"A burst of lightning"
verb
(6) Burst outward, usually with noise
"The champagne bottle exploded"
(7) Break open or apart suddenly
"The bubble burst"
(8) Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
"The dam burst"
(9) Emerge suddenly
"The sun burst into view"
(10) Force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
"Break into tears"
"Erupt in anger"
(11) Move suddenly, energetically, or violently
"He burst out of the house into the cool night"
(12) Cause to burst
"The ice broke the pipe"
(13) Be in a state of movement or action
"The room abounded with screaming children"
"The garden bristled with toddlers"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- An instance of, or the act of bursting.
- The bursts of the bombs could be heard miles away.
Verb
- To break from internal pressure.
- I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst.
- To cause to break from internal pressure.
- I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much.
- To separate formfeed at perforation lines
- I printed the report on formfeed paper then burst the sheets.