Definition of burst

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Burst (n.) A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse..

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Split :: Split (v. t.) To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.
Dissilition :: Dissilition (n.) The act of bursting or springing apart.
Burst :: Burst (imp. & p. p.) of Burs.
Burst :: Burst (n.) A rupture or hernia; a breach.
Flash :: Flash (n.) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary brightness or show..
Explode :: Explode (v. i.) To burst forth with sudden violence and noise; as, at this, his wrath exploded..
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..
Explode :: Explode (v. i.) To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.
Squib :: Squib (a.) A little pipe, or hollow cylinder of paper, filled with powder or combustible matter, to be thrown into the air while burning, so as to burst there with a crack..
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..
Pop :: Pop (v. t.) To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts..
Burst :: Burst (n.) Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed..
Flash :: Flash (n.) A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning..
Valve :: Valve (n.) One of the pieces into which a capsule naturally separates when it bursts.
Upburst :: Upburst (n.) The act of bursting upwards; a breaking through to the surface; an upbreak or uprush; as, an upburst of molten matter..
Break :: Break (v. i.) To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to appear; to dawn.
Thunderburst :: Thunderburst (n.) A burst of thunder.
Shatter :: Shatter (v. t.) To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning..
Burst :: 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..
Flash :: Flash (v. t.) To send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with sudden flame or light.
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