1an instance of breaking or splitting as a result of internal pressure or puncturing; an explosion:the mortar bursts were further away than before
2a sudden brief outbreak:a burst of activitybursts of laughter
a sudden issuing forth:her breath was coming in short bursts
3a period of continuous and intense effort:he sailed 474 miles in one 24-hour burst
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1break open or apart suddenly and violently, especially as a result of an impact or internal pressure:one of the balloons burstthe dam burst after days of torrential rain
[with object] cause to burst:he burst the balloonthe swollen river was expected to burst its banks
be so full as almost to break open:the wardrobe was bursting with piles of clothes
feel a very strong or irrepressible emotion or impulse:he was bursting with joy and excitement [with infinitive]:she was bursting to say something
2issue suddenly and uncontrollably:the words burst from him in an angry rush
open suddenly and forcibly:a door burst open and a girl raced out
[with adverbial of direction] move suddenly and violently:he burst into the room without knocking figurativeshe burst on to the British art scene in 1985
3suddenly begin doing or producing something:Sophie burst out laughingshe burst into tearsthe aircraft burst into flames
4 [with object] separate (continuous stationery) into single sheets.
