burst (bɜːst
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: bursts, bursting, burst
- to break or cause to break open or apart suddenly and noisily, esp from internal pressure; explode
- (intr) to come, go, etc, suddenly and forcibly ⇒
he burst into the room
- (intr) to be full to the point of breaking open
- (intr) to give vent (to) suddenly or loudly ⇒
to burst into song
- to cause or suffer the rupture of ⇒
to burst a blood vessel
noun
- a sudden breaking open or apart; explosion
- a break; breach; rupture
- a sudden display or increase of effort or action; spurt ⇒
a burst of speed
- a sudden and violent emission, occurrence, or outbreak ⇒
a burst of heavy rain
a burst of applause
- a volley of fire from a weapon or weapons
adjective
- broken apart; ruptured ⇒
a burst pipe
Alternative Forms
ˈburster nounWord Origin
Old English berstan ; related to Old Norse bresta , Old Frisian bersta , Old High German brestan; compare breakTranslations
- British English:
burst
When something bursts or when you burst it, it suddenly splits open, and air or some other substance comes out.A tyre burst.bɜːst VERB A tyre burst.
- Spanish:
reventar
v
- French:
éclater
v
- German:
platzen
v
- Chinese: 爆裂 v
- Arabic: يَنْفَجِر v
- Portuguese: estourar v
- Russian: взрывать(ся) v
- Croatian: puknuti v
- Czech: prasknout v praskat
- Danish: udbrud nnt
- Dutch: barsten v
- Finnish: haljeta v
- Greek: σκάω v
- Italian: scoppiare v
- Japanese: 破裂する v
- Korean: 폭발하다 v
- Norwegian: revne v
- Polish: wybuchnąć v wybuchać
- Brazilian Portuguese: estourar v
- European Spanish:
reventar
v
- Swedish: spricka v
- Thai: ระเบิด v
- Turkish: patlamak v
- Vietnamese: nổ v
Usage examples
Next week he would have his arm round a woman with more hair than a burst chesterfield.
, YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)Warmer winters would fewer rivers become blocked with ice and burst their banks.
New Scientist (2003)The incident happened when the driver lost control of their car and it hit a tree and burst into flames.
Irish Times (2002)Orchids burst forth in all directions especially from November to March.
Glasgow Herald (2001)All those silly speculators bet their shirts on a few bulbs and when the bubble burst they were ruined overnight.
, THE PAINTER (2003)