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Definitions of burst
  1. verb
    force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

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  2. noun
    a sudden intense happening
    "an outburst of heavy rain" "a burst of lightning"

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  3. verb
    break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
    "The dam burst"

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  4. verb
    be in a state of movement or action

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  5. noun
    a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
    "a burst of applause"

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  6. noun
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

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  7. verb
    burst outward, usually with noise

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  8. verb
    cause to burst

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  9. noun
    the act of exploding or bursting
    "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"

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  10. verb
    come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
    "The bubble burst"

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  11. verb
    emerge suddenly
    "The sun burst into view"
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  12. verb
    move suddenly, energetically, or violently
    "He burst out of the house into the cool night"
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