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Bursts

An act or instance of bursting.

📖 Definitions of "Bursts"

noun
  1. 1

    An act or instance of bursting.

    "The bursts of the bombs could be heard miles away."

  2. 2

    A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.

  3. 3

    A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.

  4. 4

    A drinking spree.

verb
  1. 1

    To break from internal pressure.

    "I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst."

  2. 2

    To cause to break from internal pressure.

    "I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much."

  3. 3

    To cause to break by any means.

  4. 4

    To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.

    "I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets."

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outburstnounA sudden, often violent expression of emotion or activity.
explodeverb(intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
rupturedHaving a rupture; broken, leaking.
explosionnounA violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.
breaknounAn instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
collapsenounThe act of collapsing.
flare-upnounA sudden outbreak, outburst or eruption (originally of flame, but now used more generally of any violent activity or emotion).
damagedThat has suffered damage.
break openverbTo make a breakthrough on a mystery or problem; to cause a breakthrough to be made.
splitnounA crack or longitudinal fissure.
aboundverb(intransitive) To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful.
volleynoun(sports) A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground.
fusilladenounThe simultaneous firing of a number of firearms.
salvonoun(military) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
bustnoun(slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.
busted(slang) Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.
fitnounThe degree to which something fits.
bristlenounThe hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers.
eruptverb(intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
beatingsnounThe pulsation of the heart.

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