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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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..
Burstwort :: Burstwort (n.) A plant (Herniaria glabra) supposed to be valuable for the cure of hernia or rupture.
Pop :: Pop (v. i.) To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well..
Push :: Push (v. i.) To burst pot, as a bud or shoot..
Dazzlement :: Dazzlement (n.) Dazzling flash, glare, or burst of light..
Uprush :: Uprush (n.) Act of rushing upward; an upbreak or upburst; as, an uprush of lava..
Burst :: Burst (v. i.) To exert force or pressure by which something is made suddenly to give way; to break through obstacles or limitations; hence, to appear suddenly and unexpectedly or unaccountably, or to depart in such manner; -- usually with some qualifying adverb or preposition, as forth, out, away, into, upon, through, etc..
Break :: Break (v. i.) To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder..
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..
Proruption :: Proruption (n.) The act or state of bursting forth; a bursting out.
Crack :: Crack (v. i.) To burst or open in chinks; to break, with or without quite separating into parts..
Burster :: Burster (n.) One that bursts.
Expire :: Expire (v. i.) To burst forth; to fly out with a blast.
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..
Explode :: Explode (v. i.) To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.
Volva :: Volva (n.) A saclike envelope of certain fungi, which bursts open as the plant develops..
Flare-up :: Flare-up (n.) A sudden burst of anger or passion; an angry dispute.
Gust :: Gust (n.) A sudden violent burst of passion.
Crack :: Crack (v. t.) To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts..
Volleyed :: Volleyed (a.) Discharged with a sudden burst, or as if in a volley; as, volleyed thunder..
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