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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Explosive :: Explosive (a.) Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder..
Volva :: Volva (n.) A saclike envelope of certain fungi, which bursts open as the plant develops..
Crack :: Crack (v. i.) To burst or open in chinks; to break, with or without quite separating into parts..
Split :: Split (v. t.) To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.
Explode :: Explode (v. i.) To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.
Flash :: Flash (v. i.) To burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out violently; to rush hastily.
Flame :: Flame (n.) To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor.
Irruption :: Irruption (n.) A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as, irruptions of the sea..
Implosion :: Implosion (n.) A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion..
Rupture :: Rupture (n.) A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion..
Clap :: Clap (n.) A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
Outbreaking :: Outbreaking (n.) That which bursts forth.
Candlebomb :: Candlebomb (n.) A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam..
Gust :: Gust (n.) A sudden violent burst of passion.
Ball :: Ball (n.) A flaming, roundish body shot into the air; a case filled with combustibles intended to burst and give light or set fire, or to produce smoke or stench; as, a fire ball; a stink ball..
Cloud-burst :: Cloud-burst (n.) A sudden copious rainfall, as the whole cloud had been precipitated at once..
Frondescence :: Frondescence (n.) The act of bursting into leaf.
Burstwort :: Burstwort (n.) A plant (Herniaria glabra) supposed to be valuable for the cure of hernia or rupture.
Break :: Break (v. i.) To burst forth violently, as a storm..
Upburst :: Upburst (n.) The act of bursting upwards; a breaking through to the surface; an upbreak or uprush; as, an upburst of molten matter..
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