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- Dictionaryburst/bəːst/
verb
- 1. break open or apart suddenly and violently, especially as a result of an impact or internal pressure: "one of the balloons burst" Similar
- 2. issue suddenly and uncontrollably: "the words burst from him in an angry rush"
noun
- 1. an instance of breaking or splitting as a result of internal pressure or puncturing; an explosion: "the mortar bursts were further away than before" Similar
- 2. a sudden brief outbreak: "a burst of activity" Similar
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BURST definition: 1. to break open or apart suddenly, or to make something do this: 2. to feel a strong emotion, or…. Learn more.
1. : to break open, apart, or into pieces usually from impact or from pressure from within. the balloon burst. the pipes burst. 2. a. : to give way from an excess of emotion. my heart will burst. b. : to give vent suddenly to a repressed emotion. burst into tears. burst out laughing. 3. a. : to emerge or spring suddenly. burst out of the house.
A burst is a sudden flurry of activity. Bursts of energy are helpful in shoveling heavy snow, but it's better if you work steadily instead of shoveling fast and stopping.
Burst definition: to break, break open, or fly apart with sudden violence. See examples of BURST used in a sentence.
If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out. The driver lost control when a tyre burst. [ VERB ]
[intransitive, transitive] to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make something break in this way. That balloon will burst if you blow it up any more. The dam burst under the weight of water. Shells were bursting (= exploding) all around us. (figurative) He felt he would burst with anger and shame.
burst. noun. /bɜːst/ /bɜːrst/ a short period of a particular activity or strong emotion that often starts suddenly. a sudden burst of activity/energy/laughter. in bursts I tend to work in bursts. Her breath was coming in short bursts. There was a spontaneous burst of applause. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
[intransitive, transitive] to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make something break in this way That balloon will burst if you blow it up any more. The dam burst under the weight of water.
BURST definition: 1. If a container bursts, or if you burst it, it breaks suddenly, so that what is inside it comes…. Learn more.
To come apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure; fly into pieces; break open or out; explode. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To explode. American Heritage. To fill or cause to swell to the bursting point. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To go, come, start, appear, etc. suddenly and with force.
