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| burst [ burst ] |
verb (3rd person present singular bursts, present participle bursting, past and past participle burst) |
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1. intransitive verb split or break: to split or break apart suddenly and violently because of excess internal pressure
  The suitcase had burst open.
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2. transitive verb make something split: to cause something to split open suddenly and disgorge its contents, e.g. by piercing it or applying external pressure
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3. intransitive verb be very full: to be so full as to appear close to splitting open or overflowing
Every hotel in town was bursting with tourists.
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4. transitive verb rupture something: to rupture an internal organ or blood vessel
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5. transitive verb flow over something: to overflow the normal limit of containment
The river burst its banks.
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6. intransitive verb move suddenly: to go, come, or move suddenly and with great energy and speed
Angry protesters burst in on the meeting.
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7. intransitive verb be overwhelmed: to feel an emotion so intensely that it is almost overwhelming
I thought I would burst with excitement.
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8. intransitive verb become suddenly noticed: to appear suddenly and become noticed and prominent at a particular time and in a particular situation
an exciting new product about to burst onto the market
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9. transitive verb divide paper: to separate continuous stationery such as computer printout into individual sheets
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noun (plural bursts) |
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1. explosion or rupture: a sudden and often noisy splitting or breaking open of something
There's a burst in the mains.
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2. short intense period: a short, sudden, and intense period of an activity or phenomenon
a burst of publicity
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3. sustained activity: a period of sustained activity
I read it in two bursts.
a burst of speed
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4. gunfire: a short, sudden, and noisy volley of gunfire
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5. online comput single amount of data: an amount of data sent or received in one operation
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| [ Old English berstan< Germanic] |
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| burster noun |
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