Examples: burst of applause; of gratitude, 1775; of ill humour, 1838; of laughter, 1838; of merriment, 1751; of passion; of sunlight, 1854; of thunder, 1671.
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(Your unexpected letter has just) burst into my existence like a meteor into the sphere of a planet —William James letter from Dresden to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., May 15, 1868
(My poor head would) burst like a dropped watermelon —Maya Angelou
Burst like a raw egg —William Diehl
Burst like a ripe seedpod —Beryl Markham
Burst like a thunderbolt —Alfred, Lord Tennyson
(Seeds) burst like bullets —Anne Sexton
[Details of an event would] burst open like garbage from a bag dropped from a height —Thomas Keneally
Burst out like a rash —Nadine Gordimer
Bursting like an overdone potato —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Comes apart like a slow-ripping seam —Sharon Sheehe Stark
The character coming apart in the author’s story, In the Surprise of Life, is a girl who has been trying to contain her laughter.
Flashed [a remark] like a sheet of heat lightning —Rita Mae Brown
(The cursing and grumbling) flashed like a storm —Enid Bagnold
Like the buds let us burst —Ogden Nash
(He had a real gift for those flaring exclamations, those raucous) outbursts, like wounds suddenly opened —Romain Gary
Sputtering like a leaky valve —John Peter Toohey
(Our imaginations seem to have been) torn open … as by a charge of dynamite —Dorothy Canfield Fisher
When something bursts or when you burst it, it suddenly splits open, and air or some other substance comes out. The past tense and past participle of burst is burst, not 'bursted'.
As he braked, a tyre burst.
If you burst into tears, you suddenly begin to cry.
When the news was broken to Meehan he burst into tears.
Be Careful! Don't say that someone 'bursts in tears'.
Be Careful! Do not confuse burst with bust. If you bust something, you break or damage it so badly that it cannot be used.
burst - the act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"
firing, fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
3.
burst - a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning"
go off - be discharged or activated; "the explosive devices went off"
belch, extravasate, erupt - become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
4.
burst - move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night"
bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
5.
burst - be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"
pop - cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon"
cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break - break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
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burst - break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"
(= sudden rush) a burst of energy → une énergiesoudaine a burst of activity → une poussée d'activité a burst of enthusiasm → un accès d'enthousiasme a burst of laughter → un éclat de rire a burst of applause → une salve d'applaudissement a burst of speed → une pointe de vitesse a burst of gunfire → une rafale to do sth in bursts (= sporadically) → faire qch sporadiquement
(of anger, enthusiasm, activity etc) → Ausbruchm; (of flames) → (plötzliches) Auflodern; burst of laughter → Lachsalvef; burst of applause → Beifallssturmm; burst of speed → Spurtm; (of cars etc) → Riesenbeschleunigungf (inf); a burst of automatic gunfire → eine Maschinengewehrsalve; give them another burst → verpass ihnen noch eine Salve
(bəːst) – past tense, past participle burst – verb
1. to break open or in pieces suddenly. The bag/balloon burst. bars يَنْفَجِرُ пръсвам (се) rebentar prasknout, roztrhnout se, vybuchnout bersten revne; springe σπάζω σε κομμάτια, σκάωreventar lõhkema ترکیدن؛ از هم پاشیدن puhjeta éclater לְהִתפּוֹצֵץ फटना puknuti szétreped meletus (pecah) bresta, brotna, rifna, springa esplodere, scoppiare 破裂する 폭발하다 sprogti, trūkti sprāgt; eksplodēt; []plīst memecahkan openbarstenbriste, sprenges, eksplodere rozsadzić, pęknąć چودیدل ، له یو بل څخه لیری کیدل rebentar a se sparge лопаться, разрываться prasknúť, puknúť, roztrhať (sa) razpočiti se rasprsnuti se brista, rämna, spricka ระเบิด patlamak 爆開 лопатися; розриватися پھٹ کر ٹکڑے ٹکڑے ہونا nổ tung 爆裂
2. (with in, ~into, ~through etc) to come or go suddenly or violently. He burst in without knocking; He burst into the room; She burst into tears. bars يَنْدَفِعُ إلى الغُرفَه، يَقْتَحِم нахлувам irromper vrazit (kam), propuknout v hereinstürmen; ausbrechen brase ind; briste i gråd ορμώ με βία, φεύγω ξαφνικά entrar precipitadamente tormama, puhkema ناگهان و بدون مقدمه آمدن یا رفتن rynnätä faire irruption לְהִתפָּרֵץ अचानक प्रकट हो जाना, या जाना banuti beront (vhová) menghambur ryðjast inn (í); fara allt í einu að irrompere 急に~しだす 갑자기 ...하다 įlėkti, įsiveržti, prasiveržti iedrāzties; izplūst (asarās, smieklos) tiba-tiba binnenstormen, uitbarsten in komme, farende/styrtende inn wtargnąć, wybuchnąć ناڅاپه پرته له مقدمی څخه راتلل او تلل irromper a năvăli; a izbucni врываться; разразиться vraziť; dať sa do vdreti; bruhniti v briznuti komma störtande, rusa in, brista ut พรวดพราดเข้ามา; เข้าสู่(สภาพ)ทันที dalmak; pat diye...-mek, birden bire başlamak 突然出現(衝入) вриватися; розплакатися اچانک آ جانا xồng xộc 突然出现
3. (of rivers) to overflow or flood (the banks). The river has burst its banks. oorstroom يَطْفَحُ، يَفيضُ заливам transbordar vylít se, protrhnout se überfluten gå over sine bredder ξεχειλίζωdesbordarse, salirse de madre (üle kallaste) tõusma طغیان کردن؛ سیل زده کردن tulvia rompre לִפְרוֹץ बाढ़ आना preliti se kilép melimpah rjúfa, sprengja traboccare 決壊させる 범람하다 išsilieti per (par upi) pārplūst melimpah buiten zijn oevers treden gå over sine bredderwystąpić, wylewać się سرکشی کول transbordar a se revărsa выходить из берегов pretrhnúť predreti preplaviti spränga, svämma över ล้นทะลัก taşmak (河流)潰堤 прорвати کناروں سے باہر نکلنا tràn (河流)决口
noun
1. a break or explosion. a burst in the pipes. bars, breuk إنْفِجار експлозия explosão prasklina; výbuch das Bersten sprængning σπάσιμο, έκρηξηreventón lõhkemine ترکیدگی؛ انفجار räjähdys éclatementפיצוץ, פיצוץ विस्फोट eksplozija szétrobbanás jebolan sprenging scoppio, esplosione 破裂 폭발 sprogimas, trūkimas sprādziens; eksplozija letupan barst, explosiebrudd, eksplosjon, sprengningpęknięcie چاودنه، چاودیدل ،انفجار rebentamento explozie рызрыв, взрыв prasklina; výbuch eksplozija, pok eksplozija spricka, explosion การระเบิด patlama, patlak 破裂或爆開 вибух پھٹنا sự nổ tung 突然破裂或爆裂
2. an (often sudden and short) outbreak. a burst of applause. dawer إنْفِجارٌ بِ изблик explosão výbuch, salva der Ausbruch, der Beifallssturm udbrud ξέσπασμαestallido puhang وقوع؛ طغیان purkaus salve לְהוֹפִיע לְפֶתָע अचानक बौछार provala kitörés, tapsvihar ledakan útbrot, kast, kviða scoppio, scroscio 突発 분출, 격발 protrūkis aplausu vētra cetusan uitbarstingutbrudd; anfall; kraftig sluttspurtwybuch سرکشی explosão salvă взрыв výbuch izbruh prolom storm การเกิดขึ้นอย่างรุนแรงและทันทีทันใด kopma, coşma 突發 спалах دادوتحسین کے ڈونگرے sự nổ ra 突发
burst open
to open suddenly or violently. The door burst open and she rushed in. oopbars يَفْتَحُ البابَ عُنْوَةً разпарям escancarar-se rozletět se aufspringen springe op ανοίγω ξαφνικά ή με βία abrirse de golpe lahti lendama ناگهان و با فشار باز شدن avautua äkillisesti ouvrir violemmentהתפרצות धमाके के साथ खुलना naglo se otvoriti feltöri az ajtót; kivágódik (ajtó) membuka tiba-tiba opnast skyndilega, vera hrundið upp aprire violentemente 急に開く 왈칵 열다 staiga atsiverti pēkšņi atvērt merempuh openvliegen åpne plutselig; sprenge rozewrzeć się ناڅاپه او له فشار سره خلاصیدل escancarar-se a (se) deschide brusc распахиваться rozletieť sa naglo se odpreti naglo se otvoriti flyga upp เปิดผางออก birdenbire açılmak, pat diye açılmak 突然打開 розкритися різко دھماکے سے کھولنا mở toang 猛然打开
Mr Partridge acted for some time on the defensive only; indeed he attempted only to guard his face with his hands; but as he found that his antagonist abated nothing of her rage, he thought he might, at least, endeavour to disarm her, or rather to confine her arms; in doing which her cap fell off in the struggle, and her hair being too short to reach her shoulders, erected itself on her head; her stays likewise, which were laced through one single hole at the bottom, burst open; and her breasts, which were much more redundant than her hair, hung down below her middle; her face was likewise marked with the blood of her husband: her teeth gnashed with rage; and fire, such as sparkles from a smith's forge, darted from her eyes.
I pulled till I burst open the ends of all my fingers; and while I pulled, the flying-jib and staysail split their cloths apart and thundered into nothingness.
For the second time the door opened--or rather was burst open, this time, as Uggug rushed violently into the room, shouting "that old Beggars come again!"
"Really!" said D'Artagnan, abandoning the attempt to burst open the panel after several ineffectual attempts, "Athos, I cannot imagine how you can talk to us in that way.
It was heady work, for the saucy words showed their design plainly through the varnish, and I was re-reading in an ecstasy, when, without warning, the door burst open and a little boy entered, dragging in a faltering lady.
And then the door burst open and Nick Chopper rushed into their midst and caught the Scarecrow in a close and loving embrace that creased him into many folds and wrinkles.
The framework of the door was solid, and for a long time it resisted our efforts, but at last we felt it give beneath our weight, and finally, with a resounding crash, it was burst open.
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