Definition of burst

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Burst (v. t.) 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..

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Flaw :: Flaw (n.) A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel.
Crack :: Crack (v. i.) To burst or open in chinks; to break, with or without quite separating into parts..
Blow :: Blow (v. t.) To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building..
Bursten :: Bursten () of Brest.
Explode :: Explode (v. i.) To burst forth with sudden violence and noise; as, at this, his wrath exploded..
Proruption :: Proruption (n.) The act or state of bursting forth; a bursting out.
Shell :: Shell (n.) A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. See Bomb..
Outburst :: Outburst (n.) A bursting forth.
Outbreak :: Outbreak (n.) A bursting forth; eruption; insurrection.
Dissilient :: Dissilient (a.) Starting asunder; bursting and opening with an elastic force; dehiscing explosively; as, a dissilient pericarp..
Split :: Split (v. t.) To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.
Rupture :: Rupture (v. t.) To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel..
Shatter :: Shatter (v. t.) To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning..
Eruption :: Eruption (n.) The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. Milton. (c) A violent commotion..
Bursten :: Bursten () p. p. of Burst, v. i..
Bursting :: Bursting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Burs.
Ebullition :: Ebullition (n.) A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst; as, an ebullition of anger or ill temper..
Burst :: Burst (imp. & p. p.) of Burs.
Explode :: Explode (v. i.) To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.
Gust :: Gust (n.) A sudden violent burst of passion.
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