Definition of bursts Bursts
/bΙΛsts/ - [bersts] -
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Wiktionary 
- bursts (Noun)
Plural of burst.
Part of speech
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| burst - a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" | ||
| fit | ||
| activity any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" | ||
| burst - the act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft" | ||
| explosion | ||
| change of integrity the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something | ||
| detonation the act of detonating an explosive | ||
| burst - a sudden intense happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" | ||
| outburst, flare-up | ||
| happening, natural event, occurrent, occurrence an event that happens | ||
| salvo a sudden outburst of cheers; "there was a salvo of approval" | ||
| burst - rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" | ||
| fusillade, salvo, volley | ||
| firing, fire the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" | ||
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| burst - come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst" | ||
| split, break open | ||
| come apart, fall apart, split up, separate, break lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died" | ||
| pop burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven" | ||
| blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down" | ||
| stave, stave in burst or force (a hole) into something | ||
| burst - break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst" | ||
| bust | ||
| come apart, fall apart, split up, separate, break lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died" | ||
| shatter break into many pieces; "The wine glass shattered" | ||
| burst - emerge suddenly; "The sun burst into view" | ||
| emerge come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office" | ||
| burst - move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night" | ||
| bound, leap, spring, jump form the boundary of; be contiguous to | ||
| burst - burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded" | ||
| explode | ||
| implode, go off burst inward; "The bottle imploded" | ||
| change integrity change in physical make-up | ||
| crump explode heavily or with a loud dull noise | ||
| go off be discharged or activated; "the explosive devices went off" | ||
| belch, extravasate, erupt geology: cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth | ||
| burst - cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe" | ||
| collapse | ||
| cave in, fall in, founder, give way, collapse, give, break to take one's place in a military formation or line; "Troops fall in!" | ||
| cave in, fall in, founder, give way, collapse, give, break to take one's place in a military formation or line; "Troops fall in!" | ||
| pop burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven" | ||
| burst - be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" | ||
| abound, bristle | ||
| feature, have suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis" | ||
| burst - force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" | ||
| break, erupt | ||
| express emotion, express feelings give verbal or other expression to one's feelings | ||
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Wiktionary
- burst (Noun)
An instance of, or the act of bursting. - burst (Verb)
To break from internal pressure. - burst (Verb)
To cause to break from internal pressure. - burst (Verb)
To separate formfeed at perforation lines. - burst (Verb)
To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly..
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- burst (imp. & p. p.)
of 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. - 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. - 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. - burst (v. t.)
To break. - burst (v. t.)
To produce as an effect of bursting; as, to burst a hole through the wall. - 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 (n.)
Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed. - burst (n.)
A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse. - burst (n.)
A rupture or hernia; a breach.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ξ©
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A sudden increase in brightness along the path of a meteor. -
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To cause to burst. -
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A radar term for a single pulse of radio energy. -
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An instance of, or the act of bursting. -
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Break, burst in to pieces violently. -
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A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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burst, v.t. to break into pieces: to break open suddenly or by violence: to disturb, interrupt.βv.i. to fly open or break in pieces: to break forth or away: to break into some sudden expression of feelingβe.g. 'to burst into song:'βpa.t. and pa.p. burst.βn. a sudden outbreak: a hard gallop: a spurt: a drunken bout.βBurst in, to force one's way violently into; Burst into blossom, to begin to blossom; Burst into tears, to fall a-crying; Burst out, to force one's way out violently; Burst up (coll.), to explode: to fail, become bankrupt.βA burst up, a collapse, failure.βOn the burst, on the spree. [A.S. berstan; Ger. bersten; Gael. brisd, to break.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book β΅
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burst
The explosion of a shell or any gun.
