Definitions for burst
bɜrstburst

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. explosion, burstnoun

   the act of exploding or bursting

   "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"

2. fusillade, salvo, volley, burstnoun

   rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

   "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"

3. burst, fitnoun

   a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)

   "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning"

4. outburst, burst, flare-upverb

   a sudden intense happening

   "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"

5. burst, split, break openverb

   come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

   "The bubble burst"

6. break, burst, eruptverb

   force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

   "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"

7. explode, burstverb

   burst outward, usually with noise

   "The champagne bottle exploded"

8. burstverb

   move suddenly, energetically, or violently

   "He burst out of the house into the cool night"

9. abound, burst, bristleverb

   be in a state of movement or action

   "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"

10. burstverb

    emerge suddenly

    "The sun burst into view"

11. collapse, burstverb

    cause to burst

    "The ice broke the pipe"

12. burst, bustverb

    break open or apart suddenly and forcefully

    "The dam burst"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. burstnoun

   An instance of, or the act of bursting.

   The bursts of the bombs could be heard miles away.

2. burstverb

   To break from internal pressure.

   I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst.

3. burstverb

   To cause to break from internal pressure.

   I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much.

4. burstverb

   To separate formfeed at perforation lines

   I printed the report on formfeed paper then burst the sheets.

5. burstverb

   To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly..

6. Etymology: bersten, from berstan, from brestanan (compare West Frisian boarste, Dutch barsten, Swedish brista), from bʰre-s-t- (compare Irish bris ‘to break’), enlargement of ‘to snip, split’. More at brine.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Burstnoun

   A sudden disruption; a sudden and violent action of any kind.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   Since I was man,
   Such sheets of fire, such burst of horrid thunder,
   Such groans of roaring wind and rain, I never
   Remember to have heard. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Down they came, and drew
   The whole roof after them, with burst of thunder,
   Upon the heads of all. John Milton, Agonistes, l. 1650.

   Imprison’d fire, in the close dungeons pent,
   Roar to get loose, and struggle for a vent,
   Eating their way, and undermining all,
   Till with a mighty burst whole mountains fall. Addison.

2. Burst, Burstenparticipial adj.

   Diseased with a hernia, or rupture.

   Etymology: from burst.

3. To Burstverb

   To break suddenly; to make a quick and violent disruption.

   My breast I’ll burst with straining of my courage,
   And from my shoulders crack my arms asunder,
   But I will chastise this high-minded strumpet. William Shakespeare.

   He fasten’d on my neck, and bellow’d out,
   As if he would burst heav’n. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Moses saith also, the fountains of the great abyss were burst asunder, to make the deluge; and what means this abyss, and the bursting of it, if restrained to Judea? what appearance is there of this disruption there? Thomas Burnet, Theory.

   If the juices of an animal body were, so as by the mixture of the opposites, to cause an ebullition, they would burst the vessels. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

4. To BURSTverb

   I burst; I have burst, or bursten.

   Etymology: burstan , Saxon.

   1. To break, or fly open.

   So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. Prov. iii. 10.

   2. To fly asunder.

   Yet am I thankful; if my heart were great,
   ’Twould burst at this. William Shakespeare, All’s well that ends well.

   3. To break away; to spring.

   You burst, ah cruel! from my arms,
   And swiftly shoot along the mall,
   Or softly glide by the canal. Alexander Pope.

   4. To come suddenly.

   A resolved villain,
   Whose bowels suddenly burst out; the king
   Yet speaks, and, peradventure, may recover. William Shakespeare.

   If the worlds
   In worlds inclos’d, shou’d on his senses burst,
   He wou’d abhorrent turn. James Thomson, Summer, l. 310.

   5. To come by violence.

   Well didst thou, Richard, to suppress thy voice;
   For had the passions of thy heart burst out,
   I fear, we should have seen decypher’d there
   More ranc’rous spight. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. i.

   Where is the notable passage over the river Euphrates, bursting out by the vallies of the mountain Antitaurus; from whence the plains of Mesopotamia, then part of the Persian kingdom, begin to open themselves. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

   Young spring protrudes the bursting gems. James Thomson.

   6. To begin an action violently.

   She burst into tears, and wrung her hands. Arbuthnot.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. burst

   Bristol University's Radio Station (Burst) is a radio station run by students of the University of Bristol, UK. Its studios are located within the University of Bristol Students’ Union building and it broadcasts online. The station was initially known as ‘BURST FM’, but this name was dropped as the station no longer broadcasts on FM frequencies. The station is off air during university vacations.

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1. burst

   A burst is a sudden or intense occurrence or outbreak of activity, energy, sound, emotion or other phenomena. It often happens for a short period of time and is part of a non-continuous action. It can refer to a variety of contexts, including technology (data transmission), science (burst of light or energy), and even everyday life (burst of laughter or anger).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Burst

   of Burst

2. Burstverb

   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

3. Burstverb

   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

4. Burstverb

   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

5. Burstverb

   to break

6. Burstverb

   to produce as an effect of bursting; as, to burst a hole through the wall

7. Burstnoun

   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

8. Burstnoun

   any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed

9. Burstnoun

   a sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse

10. Burstnoun

    a rupture or hernia; a breach

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Burst

   burst, v.t. to break into pieces: to break open suddenly or by violence: to disturb, interrupt.—v.i. to fly open or break in pieces: to break forth or away: to break into some sudden expression of feeling—e.g. 'to burst into song:'—pa.t. and pa.p. burst.—n. a sudden outbreak: a hard gallop: a spurt: a drunken bout.—Burst in, to force one's way violently into; Burst into blossom, to begin to blossom; Burst into tears, to fall a-crying; Burst out, to force one's way out violently; Burst up (coll.), to explode: to fail, become bankrupt.—A burst up, a collapse, failure.—On the burst, on the spree. [A.S. berstan; Ger. bersten; Gael. brisd, to break.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. burst

   The explosion of a shell or any gun.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BURST

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Burst is ranked #54637 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Burst surname appeared 377 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Burst.
   
   80.3% or 303 total occurrences were White.
   15.9% or 60 total occurrences were Black.
   2.6% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Bound
   • Break
   • Change Integrity
   • Change Of Integrity
   • Emerge
   • Express Emotion
   • Fire

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'burst' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4739

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'burst' in Verbs Frequency: #631

Anagrams for burst »

1. strub

How to pronounce burst?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of burst in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of burst in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of burst in a Sentence

1. Knut Bjarkeid:

   We were worried about self-harm and that he would take his own life. He'd killed 77 people. If the bubble he was in burst, it (suicide) was obviously one of the actions he might take.

2. Cameron Heron:

   It was so traumatic. She doesnt remember much, which, in a way, Im thankful for as it was so distressing for her. As medics sprang into action, working around the clock to save Heron, her motherbecame terrified she would not make it. The day after she was admitted to the hospital, it looked as if her worst fears would be realized when Heron suddenly stopped breathing. Her throat had swollen so much that she couldnt breathe, it was horrendous to watch. She was throwing up all this blood and skin. I really thought she was going to die. While doctors managed to stabilize Heron, the condition continued to ravage her body, leaving the skin on her face, chest, back, and arms so burnt that it fell away. Her lips also swelled to the point where they burst and her mouth became covered in painful ulcers. Doctors told us it was one of the worst cases they had ever seen, Carmen Heron said. Danika was barely conscious most of the time, and had this button to press to get pain relief when it became too much. Her organs were failing and she had so much internal scarring. She was being burnt from the inside out. Her entire body was bandaged, and when the dressings were removed, her skin came away too. Finally, after three weeks, Heron slowly began to rally and was discharged six days later. But, her journey was far from over, as she was left with side-effects such as the loss of her hair and nails. Her skin is still healing to this day and she also needs hearing aids as the insides of her ears are so scarred. As well as the physical fallout, she is also fighting the emotional legacy of SJS, having suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. Were still dealing with SJS - it didnt stop when we left hospital, Carmen Heron said. Danika will have days where she feels incredibly low and struggles with flashbacks of being in hospital. Thankfully, if she feels that way, she will phone us right away. We have found that, as a family, its good to talk rather than bottle everything up, however difficult those memories might be. Another side-effect of Heronsordeal was the warning by doctors that, due to the amount of internal scarring she had sustained, it was unlikely she would ever conceive. According to the U.S. Library of National Medicine, SJS and TEN often cause the tissue around the mucous membranes which line various cavities in the body, including the eyes, ears, mouth, vagina, and urethra, as well as covering the organs to die. As a result, women can experience vaginal lesions that lead to painful intercourse, difficulty conceiving, and even infertility. The doctors said they could refer her to a gynecologist to run some tests, but she never went I think she didnt want to hear the answers, Carmen Heron said. But, in December 2018, the Heron family received some news they thought they would never hear. Danika rang me crying. I immediately panicked and said, Whats wrong ?

3. Zoe Lofgren:

   John Roberts arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial quickly burst into a partisan fight Tuesday as proceedings began unfolding at the Capitol. Democrats objected strongly to rules proposed by the Republican leader for compressed arguments and a speedy trial. ( AP Photo/Cliff Owen) As powerful as our evidence is.

4. Nitasha Sharma:

   We want to make them safe drivers. This one here is a tire tread. A lot of accidents happen in the Middle East because of a tire burst so we explain how to maintain the safety of their tire, and a lot of people move the head rest, but they don’t understand how that could impact your spine. So we have this machine to demonstrate how that could be fatal.

5. Rodrigo Catril:

   Markets appear to be coming around to the Fed narrative that a burst in inflation is only likely to be temporary, a temporary spike in prices should not instigate a removal of stimulatory policies from central banks.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=burst
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Burst
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=burst
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burst
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=burst
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=burst
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html