burst
🇺🇸
/bɜːrst/
🇬🇧
/bɜːst/
verb
C1
To break open suddenly from inside pressure.
The balloon will burst if you blow too much air into it.
C1
To move or come out suddenly with force.
He burst into the room without knocking.
C1
To be so full that something might break open.
The bag was bursting with groceries.
noun
R
A sudden short period of activity or emotion.
A burst of laughter filled the room.
R
A break or hole from something bursting.
The burst in the pipe caused a flood.
R
A series of quick shots from a gun.
The soldier fired a burst from his rifle.
translation
To break open suddenly from inside pressure.; To move or come out suddenly with force.; To be so full that something might break open.
A sudden short period of activity or emotion.; A break or hole from something bursting.; A series of quick shots from a gun.
Word Forms
3rd Present
bursts
Progressive
bursting
Plural
bursts