Meaning

(intransitive) To break from internal pressure..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To break from internal pressure.
2. (transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to break by any means.
4. (transitive) To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.
5. (intransitive) To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
6. (intransitive) To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.
7. (transitive) To produce as an effect of bursting.
8. (transitive) To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.

Example Sentences

I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst.

I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much.

You will not pay for the glasses you have burst?

He burst his lance against the sand below.

I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets.

1913, Mariano Azuela, The Underdogs, translated by E. MunguÍa, Jr. Like hungry dogs who have sniffed their meat, the mob bursts in, trampling down the women who sought to bar the entrance with their bodies.

The flowers burst into bloom on the first day of spring.

‘[…] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “it was wicked to dress us like charity children”. […]’.

Word Forms

• bursts
• bursting
• burst
• brast
• bursted
• bursten
• brust

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When Should You Use Burst?

Use burst when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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