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burst

Nouns

• (n) the act of exploding or bursting
  • the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children
  • the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft
  explosion,
• (n) rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  • our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
  fusillade, volley, salvo,
• (n) a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
  • a burst of applause
  • a fit of housecleaning
  fit,
• (n) a sudden intense happening
  • an outburst of heavy rain
  • a burst of lightning
  flare-up, outburst,

Verbs

• (v) come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
  • The bubble burst
  break open, split,
• (v) force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
  • break into tears
  • erupt in anger
  erupt, break,
• (v) burst outward, usually with noise
  • The champagne bottle exploded
  explode,
• (v) move suddenly, energetically, or violently
  • He burst out of the house into the cool night
• (v) be in a state of movement or action
  • The room abounded with screaming children
  • The garden bristled with toddlers
  bristle, abound,
• (v) emerge suddenly
  • The sun burst into view
• (v) cause to burst
  • The ice broke the pipe
  collapse,
• (v) break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
  • The dam burst
  bust,

Synonyms

explosion break open split erupt break fusillade volley salvo fit explode flare-up outburst bristle abound collapse bust

Antonyms

implode go off

Words of close approximity