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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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 The past participle bursten is obsolete.]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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
              Bursts of fox-hunting melody.         --W. Irving.
  
     2. Any brief, violent exertion 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 or hernia; a breach.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
              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 unexpectedly 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
              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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  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]
       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]
       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]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  burst
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η έκρηξη
     2 ριπή<ref name='tel'>«ριπή» από αναζήτηση «burst» στη
  (R:TELETERM)</ref>
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 εκρήγνυμαι, σκάω
     2 (ετ μτφρ en) σκάω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  burst
     Icelandic n.
     1 bristle
     2 gable
     Middle English n.
     1 loss, destruction
     2 injury, harm
     3 need, deficiency
     Old Norse n.
     bristle

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  burst
     alt.
     1 An act or (l en instance) of #Verbing.
     2 A (l en sudden), often (l en intense), (l en expression), (l en
  manifestation) or (l en display).
     3 A series of (l en shots) fired from an (l en automatic) (l en
  firearm).
     4 (lb en military) The explosion of a bomb or missile.
     5 (lb en archaic) A drinking spree.
     n.
     1 An act or (l en instance) of #Verbing.
     2 A (l en sudden), often (l en intense), (l en expression), (l en
  manifestation) or (l en display).
     3 A series of (l en shots) fired from an (l en automatic) (l en
  firearm).
     4 (lb en military) The explosion of a bomb or missile.
     5 (lb en archaic) A drinking spree.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To break from internal pressure.
     2 (lb en transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
     3 (lb en transitive obsolete) To cause to break by any means.
     4 (lb en transitive) To separate (printer paper) at perforation
  lines.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To erupt; to change state suddenly as if
  bursting.
     7 (lb en transitive) To produce as an effect of bursting.
     8 (lb en transitive) To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive
  manner; to shatter.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  burst
     Icelandic n.
     1 bristle
     2 gable
     Middle English n.
     1 loss, destruction
     2 injury, harm
     3 need, deficiency
     Old Norse n.
     bristle

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  burst
     Icelandic n.
     1 bristle
     2 gable
     Middle English n.
     1 loss, destruction
     2 injury, harm
     3 need, deficiency
     Old Norse n.
     bristle

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  burst
     Englanti n.
     1 purkaus
     2 (''elektroniikka'') purske
     Englanti vb.
     puhjeta, mennä puhki

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  burst
     Fornnordiska n.
     borst
     Isländska n.
     1 gavel
     2 borst

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  burst /bˈɜːst/
  bars

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Burst /bˈɜːst/
  الانفجار

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  burst //bɜːst// //bɝst// 
  взрив, избухване
  instance or act of bursting

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  burst //bɜːst// //bɝst// 
  1. пръсвам се
  to break from internal pressure
  2. взривявам, пръсвам
  to cause to burst

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  burst /bˈɜːst/ 
  výbuch

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  burst /bˈɜːst/ 
  rozpuk

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  burst /bˈɜːst/
  prasknutí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  burst /bˈɜːst/
  poryv

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  burst /bˈɜːst/ 
  vzplanutí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  burst /bˈɜːst/ 
  vybuchovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  burst /bˈɜːst/ 
  prasknout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  burst /bˈɜːst/ 
  puknout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  burst /bˈɜːst/ 
  shluk

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  burst /bˈɜːst/
  propuknout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  burst /bˈɜːst/ 
  poryv

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  burst /bˈɜːst/ 
  prasknutí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  burst /bˈɜːst/
  vpadnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  burst /bˈɜːst/
  propuknutí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  burst /bˈɜːst/
  záchvat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  burst /bˈɜːst/ 
  byrstio