Burst

Quick meaning: Burst is a verb meaning (intransitive) To break from internal pressure.

Meaning

(intransitive) To break from internal pressure.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

He burst his lance against the sand below.

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?

Word Forms

• bursts
• bursting
• bursted
• bursten

Synonyms for burst

Depending on context, synonyms include spurt, break, fit, collapse, split, fusillade.

Antonyms for burst

Common opposites include implode, go off.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include outburst, explode, ruptured, explosion, break, collapse.

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