Definition of burst

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Burst (n.) Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed..

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Shell :: Shell (n.) A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. See Bomb..
Aburst :: Aburst (adv.) In a bursting condition.
Pop :: Pop (v. i.) To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well..
Proruption :: Proruption (n.) The act or state of bursting forth; a bursting out.
Access :: Access (n.) A paroxysm; a fit of passion; an outburst; as, an access of fury..
Expire :: Expire (v. i.) To burst forth; to fly out with a blast.
Crack :: Crack (n.) A sharp, sudden sound or report; the sound of anything suddenly burst or broken; as, the crack of a falling house; the crack of thunder; the crack of a whip..
Volley :: Volley (n.) A burst or emission of many things at once; as, a volley of words..
Ecballium :: Ecballium (n.) A genus of cucurbitaceous plants consisting of the single species Ecballium agreste (or Elaterium), the squirting cucumber. Its fruit, when ripe, bursts and violently ejects its seeds, together with a mucilaginous juice, from which elaterium, a powerful cathartic medicine, is prepared..
Burst :: Burst (n.) Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed..
Explode :: Explode (v. i.) To burst forth with sudden violence and noise; as, at this, his wrath exploded..
Breste :: Breste (v. t. & i.) To burst.
Bursten :: Bursten () p. p. of Burst, v. i..
Break :: Break (v. i.) To burst forth violently, as a storm..
Hippocrene :: Hippocrene (n.) A fountain on Mount Helicon in Boeotia, fabled to have burst forth when the ground was struck by the hoof of Pegasus. Also, its waters, which were supposed to impart poetic inspiration..
Irruption :: Irruption (n.) A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as, irruptions of the sea..
Explosion :: Explosion (n.) A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc..
Ebullition :: Ebullition (n.) A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst; as, an ebullition of anger or ill temper..
Sundart :: Sunburst (n.) A burst of sunlight.
Flame :: Flame (n.) To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor.
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