Definition of burst

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Burst (v. i.) 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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Rupert''s Drop :: Rupert's drop () A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear..
Brest :: Brest (3d sing.pr.) for Bursteth.
Outburst :: Outburst (n.) A bursting forth.
Blaze :: Blaze (n.) A bursting out, or active display of any quality; an outburst; a brilliant display..
Dissilition :: Dissilition (n.) The act of bursting or springing apart.
Explode :: Explode (v. i.) To burst with force and a loud report; to detonate, as a shell filled with powder or the like material, or as a boiler from too great pressure of steam..
Volleyed :: Volleyed (a.) Discharged with a sudden burst, or as if in a volley; as, volleyed thunder..
Burst :: Burst (v. t.) To break.
Split :: Split (v. t.) To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.
Ruption :: Ruption (n.) A breaking or bursting open; breach; rupture.
Implosion :: Implosion (n.) A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion..
Fracture :: Fracture (v. t.) To cause a fracture or fractures in; to break; to burst asunder; to crack; to separate the continuous parts of; as, to fracture a bone; to fracture the skull..
Thunderburst :: Thunderburst (n.) A burst of thunder.
Rupturewort :: Rupturewort (n.) Same as Burstwort.
Break :: Break (v. i.) To burst forth violently, as a storm..
Burst :: Burst (n.) A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse..
Shout :: Shout (n.) A loud burst of voice or voices; a vehement and sudden outcry, especially of a multitudes expressing joy, triumph, exultation, or animated courage..
Breste :: Breste (v. t. & i.) To burst.
Staves :: Stave (v. i.) To burst in pieces by striking against something; to dash into fragments.
Displode :: Displode (v. i.) To burst with a loud report; to explode.
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