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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)

  1. (intransitive) To break from internal pressure.
  2. (transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to break by any means.
  4. (transitive) To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.
  5. (intransitive) To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
  6. (intransitive) To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.
  7. (transitive) To produce as an effect of bursting.
  8. (transitive) To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.

Noun

burst (plural bursts)

  1. An act or instance of bursting.
  2. A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.
  3. A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.
  4. (archaic) A drinking spree.

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