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burst
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- pronunciation:
- buhrst
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bursts, bursting, burst |
| definition 1: |
to break, open up, or explode suddenly.
The balloon burst.- synonyms:
- detonate, erupt, explode
- similar words:
- break, bust, disintegrate, pop, smash, split
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| definition 2: |
to be full and seem ready to break open or explode.
The stadium was bursting with fans.- similar words:
- expand, fill, overflow
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| definition 3: |
to arrive or come out suddenly.
He burst into view.- similar words:
- emerge, erupt, rush, spring, surge
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| definition 4: |
to suddenly express feelings or emotion.
We burst into laughter at his joke.He burst into tears.- synonyms:
- explode
- similar words:
- pour, release, spout
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| definition 5: |
to cause to suddenly break or open up.
He blows up paper bags and bursts them.- synonyms:
- break, explode, open, rupture, shatter, split
- similar words:
- destroy, detonate, devastate, disintegrate
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| related words: |
blow, blow up, crack, give way, open, split, swarm, swell, teem |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act of bursting; explosion.
- synonyms:
- blast, detonation, explosion, outburst, rupture
- similar words:
- eruption, gust, outbreak, round
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| definition 2: |
a sudden motion, event, or expression of feeling.
With a burst of speed, the race car whizzed over the finish line.A burst of laughter came from the back of the room.- synonyms:
- eruption, outbreak, outburst, round, rush
- similar words:
- gush, gust
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| related words: |
blast, blaze, clap, explosion, gale |
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