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  • 11burst — /berrst/, v., burst or, often, bursted, bursting, n. v.i. 1. to break, break open, or fly apart with sudden violence: The bitter cold caused the pipes to burst. 2. to issue forth suddenly and forcibly, as from confinement or through an obstacle:… …

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  • 12burst — [c]/bɜst / (say berst) verb (burst or, Archaic, bursted, bursting) –verb (i) 1. to fly apart or break open with sudden violence; explode. 2. to issue forth suddenly and forcibly from or as from confinement. 3. to break or give way from violent… …

  • 13burst — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ short ▪ a short burst of energy ▪ sudden ▪ a sudden burst of enthusiasm ▪ quick …

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  • 14burst — [[t]bɜrst[/t]] v. burst, often, burst•ed, burst•ing, 1) to break, break open, or fly apart with sudden violence 2) to issue forth suddenly and forcibly 3) to give sudden expression to or as if to emotion: to burst into tears[/ex] 4) to be… …

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  • 15burst — v. & n. v. (past and past part. burst) 1 a intr. break suddenly and violently apart by expansion of contents or internal pressure. b tr. cause to do this. c tr. send (a container etc.) violently apart. 2 a tr. open forcibly. b intr. come open or… …

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  • 16burst — v 1. break open, split open, rupture, fly apart; burst open, dehisce, explode, detonate, fulminate, blow up, Sl. bust; crack, split, shatter. 2. issue forth, pour forth, discharge, emerge; rush, gush, jet, spout, surge …

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  • 17forth — adv. Forth is used with these verbs: ↑burst, ↑spring, ↑step, ↑summon, ↑venture …

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  • 18burst — I. v. n. 1. Break open (from internal pressure), fly open, be rent asunder, explode, blow up, split, split open, crack. 2. Break (out or forth or upon) suddenly. II. v. a. Rend asunder, break open, split apart. III. n. 1. Explosion …

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  • 19burst — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rupture, break, rend, bust (sl.); explode, shatter. See violence, disjunction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An act or result of bursting] Syn. blowout, rupture, blast, blowup; see blowout 1 , explosion 1 .… …

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  • 20To break forth — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. i. 1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder. [1913 Webster] 2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed… …

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