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burst

UK /bɜːst/US /bɝst/

verb 9
noun 5
forms 6
phrases 9

verb9

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to split open suddenly because what is inside pushes out too hard
- 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 produce as an effect of bursting.
•
To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
- Like hungry dogs who have sniffed their meat, the mob bursts in, trampling down the women who sought to bar the entrance with their bodies. — 1913
•
To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.
- The flowers burst into bloom on the first day of spring.
•
To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.
- The sharp report of a gun burst the silence, and a moment later the gate swung open. — 2001
•
To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.
- I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets.
Of neurons: to exhibit an activation pattern where periods of rapid action potential spiking are followed by quiescent periods much longer than typical interspike intervals.
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(no longer used) To cause to break by any means.
- You will not pay for the glasses you have burst? — 1590

noun5

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An act or instance of bursting.
- The bursts of the bombs could be heard miles away.
•
A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.
- I read it in two bursts.
The explosion of a bomb or missile.
A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.
(no longer used) A drinking spree.

forms

brast · bursted · bursten · bursting · bursteth · bursts

Phrases with burst

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