Definition of burst

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Burst (n.) Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed..

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Shout :: Shout (n.) A loud burst of voice or voices; a vehement and sudden outcry, especially of a multitudes expressing joy, triumph, exultation, or animated courage..
Flaw :: Flaw (n.) A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel.
Fragor :: Fragor (n.) A loud and sudden sound; the report of anything bursting; a crash.
Dissilient :: Dissilient (a.) Starting asunder; bursting and opening with an elastic force; dehiscing explosively; as, a dissilient pericarp..
Upbreak :: Upbreak (n.) A breaking upward or bursting forth; an upburst.
Brest :: Brest (3d sing.pr.) for Bursteth.
Uprush :: Uprush (n.) Act of rushing upward; an upbreak or upburst; as, an uprush of lava..
Flare-up :: Flare-up (n.) A sudden burst of anger or passion; an angry dispute.
Clap :: Clap (n.) A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
Burst :: Burst (n.) Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed..
Rupturewort :: Rupturewort (n.) A West Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides) somewhat resembling burstwort.
Tantrum :: Tantrum (n.) A whim, or burst of ill-humor; an affected air..
Rupture :: Rupture (n.) A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion..
Crack :: Crack (v. t.) To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts..
Explode :: Explode (v. i.) To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.
Break :: Break (v. i.) To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder..
Erumpent :: Erumpent (a.) Breaking out; -- said of certain fungi which burst through the texture of leaves.
Ebullition :: Ebullition (n.) A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst; as, an ebullition of anger or ill temper..
Rupert''s Drop :: Rupert's drop () A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear..
Burst :: Burst (n.) A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse..
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