1. Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
   "The bubble burst";
   - split, break open
    
2. Burst outward, usually with noise
   "The champagne bottle burst";
   - explode
    
3. Force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
   "burst into tears";
   - break, erupt
    
4. Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
   "The dam burst";
   - bust [informal]
    
5. Emerge suddenly
   "The sun burst into view"
    
6. Move suddenly, energetically, or violently
   "He burst out of the house into the cool night"
    
7. Be in a state of movement or action
   "The room burst with screaming children";
   - abound, bristle
    
8. Cause to burst
   "The impact burst the balloon";
   - collapse

1. The act of exploding or bursting
   "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft";
   - explosion
    
2. A sudden intense happening
   "a burst of lightning";
   - outburst, flare-up
    
3. A sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
   "a burst of applause";
   - fit
    
4. Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
   "our burst from the left flank caught them by surprise";
   - fusillade, salvo, volley

Derived forms: bursting, burst, bursts

Type of: activity, alter, bound, break, change, change integrity, change of integrity, come apart, emerge, express emotion, express feelings, fall apart, feature, fire, firing, happening, have, jump, leap, modify, natural event, occurrence, occurrent, separate, split up, spring

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