| burst | | |
| n. (act) | 1. burst, explosion | the act of exploding or bursting.; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft" |
| ~ change of integrity | the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something. |
| ~ detonation | the act of detonating an explosive. |
| ~ fulmination | the act of exploding with noise and violence.; "his fulminations frightened the horses" |
| n. (act) | 2. burst, fusillade, salvo, volley | rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms.; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" |
| ~ firing, fire | the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy.; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" |
| n. (act) | 3. burst, fit | a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason).; "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ fits and starts | repeated bursts of activity.; "they worked in fits and starts" |
| n. (event) | 4. burst, flare-up, outburst | a sudden intense happening.; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ salvo | an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs. |
| ~ rush | a sudden burst of activity.; "come back after the rush" |
| v. (change) | 5. break open, burst, split | come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure.; "The bubble burst" |
| ~ pop | burst open with a sharp, explosive sound.; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven" |
| ~ blow | burst suddenly.; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire" |
| ~ stave, stave in | burst or force (a hole) into something. |
| ~ come apart, break, fall apart, split up, separate | become separated into pieces or fragments.; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" |
| v. (emotion) | 6. break, burst, erupt | force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up.; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" |
| ~ express emotion, express feelings | give verbal or other expression to one's feelings. |
| v. (change) | 7. burst, explode | burst outward, usually with noise.; "The champagne bottle exploded" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ crump | explode heavily or with a loud dull noise. |
| ~ go off | be discharged or activated.; "the explosive devices went off" |
| ~ belch, extravasate, erupt | become active and spew forth lava and rocks.; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while" |
| v. (motion) | 8. burst | move suddenly, energetically, or violently.; "He burst out of the house into the cool night" |
| ~ bound, jump, leap, spring | move forward by leaps and bounds.; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" |
| v. (stative) | 9. abound, bristle, burst | be in a state of movement or action.; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" |
| ~ feature, have | have as a feature.; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" |
| v. (change) | 10. burst | emerge suddenly.; "The sun burst into view" |
| ~ emerge | come out into view, as from concealment.; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office" |
| v. (motion) | 11. burst, collapse | cause to burst.; "The ice broke the pipe" |
| ~ pop | cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound.; "The child popped the balloon" |
| ~ cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break | break down, literally or metaphorically.; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" |
| ~ cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break | break down, literally or metaphorically.; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" |
| v. (change) | 12. burst, bust | break open or apart suddenly and forcefully.; "The dam burst" |
| ~ shatter | break into many pieces.; "The wine glass shattered" |
| ~ come apart, break, fall apart, split up, separate | become separated into pieces or fragments.; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" |
| flare up | | |
| v. (weather) | 1. flare up | ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down.; "the fire flared up and died down once again" |
| ~ ignite, light | cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat.; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" |
| ~ kindle, inflame | catch fire.; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles" |
| v. (change) | 2. break open, burst out, erupt, flare, flare up, irrupt | erupt or intensify suddenly.; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" |
| ~ deepen, intensify | become more intense.; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" |
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