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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Burst \Burst\ (b[^u]rst), v. t. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] My breast I'll burst with straining of my courage. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To break. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] You will not pay for the glasses you have burst? --Shak. [1913 Webster] He burst his lance against the sand below. --Fairfax (Tasso). [1913 Webster] 3. To produce as an effect of bursting; as, to burst a hole through the wall. [1913 Webster] {Bursting charge}. See under {Charge}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Burst \Burst\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Burst}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bursting}. The past participle bursten is obsolete.] [OE. bersten, bresten, AS. berstan (pers. sing. berste, imp. sing. b[ae]rst, imp. pl. burston, p. p. borsten); akin to D. bersten, G. bersten, OHG. brestan, OS. brestan, Icel. bresta, Sw. brista, Dan. briste. Cf. {Brast}, {Break}.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] From the egg that soon Bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed Their callow young. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Note: Often used figuratively, as of the heart, in reference to a surcharge of passion, grief, desire, etc. [1913 Webster] No, no, my heart will burst, an if I speak: And I will speak, that so my heart may burst. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth. --Milton. [1913 Webster] And now you burst (ah cruel!) from my arms. --Pope. [1913 Webster] A resolved villain Whose bowels suddenly burst out. --Shak. [1913 Webster] We were the first that ever burst Into that silent sea. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] To burst upon him like an earthquake. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Burst \Burst\, n. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] Bursts of fox-hunting melody. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster] 2. Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed. [1913 Webster] 3. A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse. [R.] "A fine burst of country." --Jane Austen. [1913 Webster] 4. A rupture or hernia; a breach. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: burst n 1: the act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft" [syn: {explosion}, {burst}] 2: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn: {fusillade}, {salvo}, {volley}, {burst}] 3: a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" [syn: {burst}, {fit}] 4: a sudden intense happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" [syn: {outburst}, {burst}, {flare-up}] v 1: come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst" [syn: {burst}, {split}, {break open}] 2: force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" [syn: {break}, {burst}, {erupt}] 3: burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded" [syn: {explode}, {burst}] [ant: {go off}, {implode}] 4: move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night" 5: be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" [syn: {abound}, {burst}, {bristle}] 6: emerge suddenly; "The sun burst into view" 7: cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe" [syn: {collapse}, {burst}] 8: break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst" [syn: {burst}, {bust}]