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BURST, v.i. pret. and pp. burst. The old participle bursten is nearly obsolete. 1. To fly or break open with force, or with sudden violence; to suffer a violent disruption. The peculiar force of this word is, in expressing a sudden rupture, with violence, or expansion, or both. Hence it is generally used to signify the sudden rupture of a thing by internal force,and a liberation from confinement; as, to burst from a prison; the heart bursts with grief.2. To break away; to spring from; as, to burst from the arms.3. To come or fall upon suddenly or with violence; to rush upon unexpectedly; as, a sound bursts upon our ears.4. To issue suddenly, or to come from a hidden or retired place into more open view; as, a river bursts from a valley; a spring bursts from the earth. 5. To break forth into action suddenly; as, to burst into tears.6. To break or rush in with violence; as, to burst into a house or a room.It is often followed by an intensive particle; as, out, forth, away, from, or asunder.BURST, v.t. To break or rend by force or violence; to open suddenly; as, to burst a chain or a door; to burst a cannon. BURST, n. A sudden disruption; a violent rending; more appropriately, a sudden explosion or shooting forth; as a burst of thunder; a burst of applause, a burst of passion. 1. A rupture, a hernia, or the unnatural protrusion of the contents of the abdomen.BURST, or BURST'EN, pp. or a. Affected with a rupture or hernia. BURST, pp. Opened or rent asunder by violence.
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BURST, v.i. pret. and pp. burst. The old participle bursten is nearly obsolete. 1. To fly or break open with force, or with sudden violence; to suffer a violent disruption. The peculiar force of this word is, in expressing a sudden rupture, with violence, or expansion, or both. Hence it is generally used to signify the sudden rupture of a thing by internal force,and a liberation from confinement; as, to burst from a prison; the heart bursts with grief.2. To break away; to spring from; as, to burst from the arms.3. To come or fall upon suddenly or with violence; to rush upon unexpectedly; as, a sound bursts upon our ears.4. To issue suddenly, or to come from a hidden or retired place into more open view; as, a river bursts from a valley; a spring bursts from the earth. 5. To break forth into action suddenly; as, to burst into tears.6. To break or rush in with violence; as, to burst into a house or a room.It is often followed by an intensive particle; as, out, forth, away, from, or asunder.BURST, v.t. To break or rend by force or violence; to open suddenly; as, to burst a chain or a door; to burst a cannon. BURST, n. A sudden disruption; a violent rending; more appropriately, a sudden explosion or shooting forth; as a burst of thunder; a burst of applause, a burst of passion. 1. A rupture, a hernia, or the unnatural protrusion of the contents of the abdomen.BURST, or BURST'EN, pp. or a. Affected with a rupture or hernia. BURST, pp. Opened or rent asunder by violence. | BURST, n.- A sudden disruption; a violent rending; more appropriately, a sudden explosion or shooting forth; as, a burst of thunder; a burst of applause; a burst of passion.
- A rupture, a hernia, or the unnatural protrusion of the contents of the abdomen.
BURST, pp.Opened or rent asunder by violence. BURST, v.i. [pret. and pp. burst. The old participle bursten is nearly obsolete. Sax. byrstan, burstan; D. barsten; G. bersten; Dan. brister; Sw. brista, to burst. The word bristle seems to belong to burst, denoting a shoot.]- To fly or break open with force, or with sudden violence; to suffer a violent disruption. The peculiar force of this word is, in expressing a sudden rupture, with violence, or expansion, or both. Hence it is generally used to signify the sudden rupture of a thing by internal force, and a liberation from confinement; as, to burst from a prison; the heart bursts with grief. – Milton.
- To break away; to spring from; as, to burst from the arms. – Pope.
- To come or fall upon suddenly or with violence; to rush upon unexpectedly; as, a sound bursts upon our ears.
- To issue suddenly, or to come from a hidden or retired, place into more open view; as, a river bursts from a valley; a spring bursts from the earth.
- To break forth into action suddenly; as, to burst into tears.
- To break or rush in with violence; as, to burst into house or a room.
It is often followed by an intensive particle; as, out, forth away, from, or asunder.
BURST, v.t.To break or rend by force or violence; to open suddenly; as, to burst a chain or a door; to burst a cannon. | Burst
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- To break.
- Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt;
as, a burst of speed.
- To produce as an effect of bursting; as, to
burst a hole through the wall.
- A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an
expanse.
- A rupture or hernia; a breach.
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Burst BURST, verb intransitive preterit tense and participle passive burst The old participle bursten is nearly obsolete. 1. To fly or break open with force, or with sudden violence; to suffer a violent disruption. The peculiar force of this word is, in expressing a sudden rupture, with violence, or expansion, or both. Hence it is generally used to signify the sudden rupture of a thing by internal force, and a liberation from confinement; as, to burst from a prison; the heart bursts with grief. 2. To break away; to spring from; as, to burst from the arms. 3. To come or fall upon suddenly or with violence; to rush upon unexpectedly; as, a sound bursts upon our ears. 4. To issue suddenly, or to come from a hidden or retired place into more open view; as, a river bursts from a valley; a spring bursts from the earth. 5. To break forth into action suddenly; as, to burst into tears. 6. To break or rush in with violence; as, to burst into a house or a room. It is often followed by an intensive particle; as, out, forth, away, from, or asunder. BURST, verb transitive To break or rend by force or violence; to open suddenly; as, to burst a chain or a door; to burst a cannon. BURST, noun A sudden disruption; a violent rending; more appropriately, a sudden explosion or shooting forth; as a burst of thunder; a burst of applause, a burst of passion. 1. A rupture, a hernia, or the unnatural protrusion of the contents of the abdomen. BURST, or BURST'EN, participle passive or adjective Affected with a rupture or hernia. BURST, participle passive Opened or rent asunder by violence.
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