burst
burst
bɜrst
bērst
/bɜːst/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "burst"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to suddenly and violently break open or apart, particularly as a result of internal pressure
Intransitive
to burst definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dam burst, causing a flood downstream.
āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāϟāĻŋ āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻž āĻšāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻžāρāĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

to move suddenly and forcefully in a particular direction, often with great speed
Intransitive: to burst somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The car burst through the finish line, securing first place.
āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĢāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻļ āϞāĻžāχāύ āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āωāĻšā§āĻ›ā§āĻŦāϏāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to experience a sudden and overwhelming feeling or urge that is hard to control
Intransitive: to burst | to burst with an emotion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His heart burst with joy after the surprise proposal.
āφāĻļā§āϚāĻ°ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to move forcefully and suddenly through or into something
Intransitive: to burst into a place | to burst through an obstacle
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The protesters burst into the building, demanding to speak with the manager.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§€āϰāĻž āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ­āĻŦāύ⧇ āĻĸ⧁āϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to appear or come out suddenly and unexpectedly
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The flowers burst from the ground as the spring weather arrived.
āĻŦāϏāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āφāϏāϤ⧇āχ āĻĢ⧁āϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āϖ⧁āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to open quickly and with force
Linking Verb: to burst [adj]
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The envelope burst open in his hands, spilling its contents onto the floor.
āĻ–āĻžāĻŽāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞ, āĻŽā§‡āĻā§‡āϤ⧇ āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĢāĻžāϟāĻžāύ⧋

to make something break open or explode suddenly
Transitive: to burst sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fireworks display accidentally burst a few shells before they were ready.
āφāϤāĻļāĻŦāĻžāϜāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀ āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āϘāϟāύāĻžāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļ⧇āϞ āĻĢāĻžāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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the act of breaking or exploding suddenly

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pipe gave way with a sudden burst.
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a rapid, simultaneous firing of multiple guns or firearms

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The gunner fired a burst at the target.
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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĢā§‹āϰāĻŖ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖāĻž

a sudden, brief increase or surge of activity, force, or energy, often happening quickly and intensely
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There was a sudden burst of laughter when the comedian made a funny joke.
āĻ•āĻŽā§‡āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāϜāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§ŒāϤ⧁āĻ• āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĢā§‹āϰāĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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a sudden, intense occurrence or event

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A burst of noise came from the construction site.

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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