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(1):

(v. i.) To fly apart or in pieces; of break open; to yield to force or pressure, especially to a sudden and violent exertion of force, or to pressure from within; to explode; as, the boiler had burst; the buds will burst in spring.

(2):

(v. i.) To exert force or pressure by which something is made suddenly to give way; to break through obstacles or limitations; hence, to appear suddenly and unexpectedly or unaccountably, or to depart in such manner; - usually with some qualifying adverb or preposition, as forth, out, away, into, upon, through, etc.

(3):

(v. t.) To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by strain or pressure, esp. from within; to force open suddenly; as, to burst a cannon; to burst a blood vessel; to burst open the doors.

(4):

(v. t.) To break.

(5):

(imp. & p. p.) of Burst

(6):

(v. t.) To produce as an effect of bursting; as, to burst a hole through the wall.

(7):

(n.) A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion; as, a burst of thunder; a burst of applause; a burst of passion; a burst of inspiration.

(8):

(n.) Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed.

(9):

(n.) A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse.

(10):

(n.) A rupture or hernia; a breach.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Burst'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/burst.html. 1828.
 
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