Burst | Mean of burst in English Dictionary

/ˈbɚst/

• Verb
• to break open or into pieces in a sudden and violent way
1. The balloon burst. [=popped]
2. We could hear bombs bursting [=exploding] in the distance.
3. Two of the water pipes burst.
• to cause (something) to break open or into pieces
1. Be careful not to burst [=pop] the balloon.
2. He burst a blood vessel.
• to open suddenly
1. The doors suddenly burst open.
2. The cops burst the door open.

• to come or go very quickly and suddenly
1. He burst into the room.
2. The sun burst through the clouds.
3. She burst through the door and yelled “Surprise!”
4. They just burst in on us [=they suddenly entered the room we were in] without even knocking on the door.
5. They burst onto the music scene in 1995 with a very successful debut album.
6. when the technology first burst on the scene
• to flow over the surrounding land because of a flood
1. The stream burst its banks.
• to be filled with something
1. The crate was bursting with fruit.
2. The dish is bursting with flavors.
3. The kids are just bursting with energy/excitement.
4. Her parents were practically bursting with pride.
• to want very much to do (something you are not yet able to do)
1. I'm bursting to tell you the news, but I have to talk to Ken first.
• to need to urinate very badly
• to be very full or crowded
1. The nightclub was bursting at the seams.
2. The garden is bursting at the seams with colorful flowers.
• to begin to produce or do (something) suddenly
1. She burst into [=broke into] laughter/tears.
2. The house burst into flame(s).
3. The entire cast burst into [=broke into] song.
4. The audience burst into applause.
5. The flowers were bursting into bloom.
• to begin (doing something) suddenly
1. They both burst out [=busted out] laughing.
• to say (something) suddenly
1. Everyone burst out “Surprise!” as he walked through the door.
• Noun
• a short period of producing or doing something that begins suddenly
1. She ran hard in short bursts toward the end of the race.
2. a (sudden) burst of speed/laughter/energy
3. Bursts of machine-gun fire could be heard in the distance.
• an act of breaking open or into pieces
1. the burst of a bubble
2. The plumber fixed the burst [=(more commonly) break] in the water pipe.