burst
- burst
- [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)st[/t]]
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(The form burst is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.)
1) V-ERG If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
The driver lost control when a tyre burst...
[V n] It is not a good idea to burst a blister.
[V-ed] ...a flood caused by a burst pipe.
2) V-ERG If a dam bursts, or if something bursts it, it breaks apart because the force of the river is too great.
A dam burst and flooded their villages. [Also V n]
3) VERB If a river bursts its banks, the water rises and goes on to the land.
[V n] Monsoons caused the river to burst its banks.
4) VERB When a door or lid bursts open, it opens very suddenly and violently because someone pushes it or there is great pressure behind it.
[V open/apart] The door burst open and an angry young nurse appeared.
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5) VERB To burst into or out of a place means to enter or leave it suddenly with a lot of energy or force.
[V prep/adv] Gunmen burst into his home and opened fire...
[V prep/adv] Rachel burst out as the door was flung open again.
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6) VERB If you say that something bursts onto the scene, you mean that it suddenly starts or becomes active, usually after developing quietly for some time. [JOURNALISM]
[V onto/upon n] Chinese companies have burst upon the scene with millions of dollars in their pockets.
7)
VERB (
emphasis) If you say that someone is about to
burst with pride, anger, or another emotion, you are emphasizing the intensity of the emotion they are feeling. [WRITTEN]
[V with n] He almost burst with pride when his son John began to excel at football...
[V with n] He thought his heart would burst with grief. [Also V]
8) VERB When a firework or bomb bursts in the air, it explodes.
Hundreds of fireworks burst simultaneously in midair...
Every now and then you hear some bombs bursting.
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9)
N-COUNT: usu N of
n A
burst of something is a sudden short period of it.
...a burst of machine-gun fire...
It is easier to cope with short bursts of activity than with prolonged exercise...
The current flows in little bursts.
Phrasal Verbs:
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