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Definition burst
Etymology
From Middle English bersten, from Old English berstan, from Proto-Germanic *brestan? (compare West Frisian boarste, Dutch barsten, Swedish brista), from Proto-Indo-European *b?res- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”) (compare Irish bris (“to break”)), enlargement of *b?reHi- (“to snip, split”). More at brine. Also cognate to debris.
Verb
burst (third-person singular simple present bursts, present participle bursting, simple past burst or (archaic) brast or (nonstandard) bursted, past participle burst or (rare) bursten or (nonstandard) bursted)
- (intransitive) To break from internal pressure.
- (transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
- (transitive, obsolete) To cause to break by any means.
- (transitive) To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.
- (intransitive) To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
- (intransitive) To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.
- (transitive) To produce as an effect of bursting.
- (transitive) To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.
Noun
burst (plural bursts)
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