Definition of burst

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Burst (v. t.) 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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Burst :: Burst (n.) 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..
Burst :: 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..
Explosion :: Explosion (n.) A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited language, action, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath..
Burst :: Burst (v. t.) To produce as an effect of bursting; as, to burst a hole through the wall..
Disruptive :: Disruptive (a.) Causing, or tending to cause, disruption; caused by disruption; breaking through; bursting; as, the disruptive discharge of an electrical battery..
Displode :: Displode (v. i.) To burst with a loud report; to explode.
Expire :: Expire (v. i.) To burst forth; to fly out with a blast.
Dissilient :: Dissilient (a.) Starting asunder; bursting and opening with an elastic force; dehiscing explosively; as, a dissilient pericarp..
Volleyed :: Volleyed (a.) Discharged with a sudden burst, or as if in a volley; as, volleyed thunder..
Storm :: Storm (n.) A heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous force; violence..
Burstwort :: Burstwort (n.) A plant (Herniaria glabra) supposed to be valuable for the cure of hernia or rupture.
Splintery :: Splinterproof (a.) Proof against the splinters, or fragments, of bursting shells..
Lycoperdon :: Lycoperdon (n.) A genus of fungi, remarkable for the great quantity of spores, forming a fine dust, which is thrown out like smoke when the plant is compressed or burst; puffball..
Break :: Break (v. i.) To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to appear; to dawn.
Recollect :: Recollect (v. t.) Reflexively, to compose one's self; to recover self-command; as, to recollect one's self after a burst of anger; -- sometimes, formerly, in the perfect participle..
Staves :: Stave (v. i.) To burst in pieces by striking against something; to dash into fragments.
Burst :: Burst (imp. & p. p.) of Burs.
Debacle :: Debacle (n.) A breaking or bursting forth; a violent rush or flood of waters which breaks down opposing barriers, and hurls forward and disperses blocks of stone and other debris..
Bursten :: Bursten () of Brest.
Break :: Break (v. i.) To burst forth violently, as a storm..
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