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Definition: burst
burst
adj : 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” [syn:
ruptured,
busted]
burst
n 1: 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” [syn:
explosion]
2: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms;
“our fusillade
from the left flank caught them by surprise” [syn:
fusillade,
salvo,
volley]
3: a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason);
“a burst of applause”;
“a fit of housecleaning” [syn:
fit]
4: a sudden violent happening;
“an outburst of heavy rain”;
“a
burst of lightning” [syn:
outburst,
flare-up]
burst
v 1: break open or apart suddenly;
“The bubble burst” [syn:
split,
break open]
2: force out or release suddenly and often violently something
pent up;
“break into tears”;
“erupt in anger” [syn:
break,
erupt]
3: burst outward, usually with noise;
“The champagne bottle
exploded” [syn:
explode] [ant:
implode]
4: move suddenly, energetically, or violently;
“He burst out of
the house into the cool night”
5: be in a state of movement or action;
“The room abounded with
screaming children”;
“The garden bristled with toddlers”
[syn:
abound,
bristle]
6: emerge suddenly;
“The sun burst into view”
7: cause to burst;
“The ice broke the pipe” [syn:
collapse]
8: break open or apart suddenly and forcefully;
“The dam burst”
[syn:
bust]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Burst
Burst
\Burst\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Burst; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bursting. The past participle bursten is obsolete.] [OE.
bersten, bresten, AS. berstan (pers. sing. berste, imp. sing.
b[ae]rst, 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.
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From the egg that soon
Bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed
Their callow young. --Milton.
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Note: Often used figuratively, as of the heart, in reference
to a surcharge of passion, grief, desire, etc.
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No, no, my heart will burst, an if I speak:
And I will speak, that so my heart may burst.
--Shak.
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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 unexpectedly or
unaccountably, or to depart in such manner; -- usually
with some qualifying adverb or preposition, as forth, out,
away, into, upon, through, etc.
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Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth. --Milton.
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And now you burst (ah cruel!) from my arms. --Pope.
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A resolved villain
Whose bowels suddenly burst out. --Shak.
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We were the first that ever burst
Into that silent sea. --Coleridge.
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To burst upon him like an earthquake. --Goldsmith.
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Burst
\Burst\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Burst; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bursting. The past participle bursten is obsolete.] [OE.
bersten, bresten, AS. berstan (pers. sing. berste, imp. sing.
b[ae]rst, 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.
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From the egg that soon
Bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed
Their callow young. --Milton.
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Note: Often used figuratively, as of the heart, in reference
to a surcharge of passion, grief, desire, etc.
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No, no, my heart will burst, an if I speak:
And I will speak, that so my heart may burst.
--Shak.
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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 unexpectedly or
unaccountably, or to depart in such manner; -- usually
with some qualifying adverb or preposition, as forth, out,
away, into, upon, through, etc.
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Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth. --Milton.
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And now you burst (ah cruel!) from my arms. --Pope.
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A resolved villain
Whose bowels suddenly burst out. --Shak.
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We were the first that ever burst
Into that silent sea. --Coleridge.
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To burst upon him like an earthquake. --Goldsmith.
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Burst
\Burst\ (b[^u]rst), 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.
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My breast I'll burst with straining of my courage.
--Shak.
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2. To break. [Obs.]
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You will not pay for the glasses you have burst?
--Shak.
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He burst his lance against the sand below. --Fairfax
(Tasso).
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3. To produce as an effect of bursting; as, to burst a hole
through the wall.
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Bursting charge. See under
Charge.
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Burst
\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.
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Bursts of fox-hunting melody. --W. Irving.
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2. Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a
burst of speed.
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3. A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse.
[R.]
“A fine burst of country.” --Jane Austen.
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4. A rupture or hernia; a breach.
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