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burst
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- pronunciation:
- buhrst
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- burst out
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
bursts, bursting, burst |
| definition 1: |
to break, open up, or explode suddenly, usu. because of internal pressure.
The balloon burst.- synonyms:
- detonate, erupt, explode, fulminate, rupture
- similar words:
- break, bust, disintegrate, pop, smash, split
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| definition 2: |
to be or seem to be full and ready to break open or explode.
The gymnasium was bursting with students.The children were bursting with excitement.- synonyms:
- bulge
- similar words:
- expand, fill, overflow
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| definition 3: |
to arrive or emerge suddenly.
He burst into view.- synonyms:
- break
- similar words:
- emerge, erupt, rush, spring, start, surge
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| definition 4: |
to suddenly express feelings or emotion.
We burst into laughter at his joke.He burst into tears.- synonyms:
- dissolve, explode, gush, open up
- similar words:
- pour, purge, release, spout
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| related words: |
blaze, blow, blow up, bustle, crack, give way, open, spring, swarm, swell, teem |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause to suddenly break, open up, or rupture.
- synonyms:
- break, explode, open, rupture, shatter, split
- similar words:
- blow, destroy, detonate, devastate, disintegrate
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| related words: |
split |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act or instance of bursting; explosion.
- synonyms:
- blast, blowout, blowup, demolition, detonation, explosion, fulmination, outburst, rupture
- similar words:
- devastation, eruption, gust, outbreak, round
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| definition 2: |
a sudden motion, occurrence, or expression; outbreak; rush.
a burst of enthusiasma burst of activity- synonyms:
- eruption, outbreak, outburst, round, rush
- similar words:
- gush, gust
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| definition 3: |
a series of closely spaced shots fired from a weapon or weapons.
- synonyms:
- salvo, volley
- similar words:
- barrage, crossfire, fire, flurry, gunfire, round
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| related words: |
blast, blaze, clap, explosion, gale |
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| phrase: |
burst out |
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