Search:   Dictionary All Posts
Store Your Knowledge at the Brain Bank!
Login / Register - It's free!

burst Definition

Cancel
Login to Create a ListRegister for Free!
burst
verb(burst)
to break open, apart, or into pieces usually from impact or from pressure from within
burst
verb(burst)
to give way from an excess of emotion
burst
verb(burst)
to give vent suddenly to a repressed emotion
burst
noun(burst)
a sudden outbreak; especially : a vehement outburst (as of emotion)
burst
noun(burst)
explosion, eruption
burst
noun(burst)
a sudden intense effort
burst
idiom(burst)
to suddenly enter a room and interrupt (someone or something)
burst
phrasal verb(burst)
to begin to produce or do (something) suddenly
burst
idiom(burst)
to start to cry
burst
phrasal verb(burst)
to begin (doing something) suddenly
burst
phrasal verb(burst)
to say (something) suddenly
burst
idiom(burst)
to suddenly start laughing
burst
noun(burst)
a brief, powerful jet of gamma rays detected deep in space that is generated by the collapse and explosion of a celestial object —abbreviation GRB
burst
idiom(burst)
very much
burst
noun(burst)
the burst of a shell or bomb in the air

Words Related to burst!

explode, explosion, erupt, break, ruptured, outburst, busted, collapse, salvo, fusillade, volley, bust, damaged, split, abound, bristle, fit, break open, flare-up, surge, thrust, smash, blast, flash, blasting, blowing, spasm, rupture, flicker, puff, boom, blow, shattering, shatter, eruption, breakout, punch, upsurge, wave, pop, emergence, gust, instant, acceleration, blowout, whiff, snap, breaking, breakdown, detonation, splitting, drag, disintegration, momentum, outbreak, snapshot, impetus, onset, trapping, bombing, breath, flushing, finish, shearing, breakup, fracture, fragmentation, disruption, hub, failure, breach, demolition, rift, breakage, signal, burglary, ordnance, break-up, bursty, shake-up, severance, vague,

burst Examples by Brain Bank Users