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Synonyms of 'burst'

burst

verb

  1. explode, blow up, break, crack, puncture, rupture, shatter, split, tear apart
  2. rush, barge, break, break out, erupt, gush forth, run, spout

noun

  1. explosion, bang, blast, blowout, break, crack, discharge, rupture, split
  2. rush, gush, gust, outbreak, outburst, outpouring, spate, spurt, surge, torrent

adjective

  1. ruptured, flat, punctured, rent, split

Video: pronunciation of 'burst'

Nearby words of 'burst'

  • burning
  • burnish
  • burrow
  • burst
  • bury
  • bush
  • bushy
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Thesaurus for burst from the Collins American English Thesaurus
Dictionary definition
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.
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The dash ( – )

A spaced dash(i.e. with a single space before and after it) is used: at the beginning and end of a comment that interrupts the flow of a sentence. Now children – Kenneth, stop that immediately! –...
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