Burst

·noun A rupture or hernia; a breach.

II. Burst ·vt To Break.

III. Burst ·Impf & ·p.p. of Burst.

IV. Burst ·noun Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed.

V. Burst ·vt To produce as an effect of bursting; as, to burst a hole through the wall.

VI. Burst ·noun A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an Expanse.

VII. Burst ·noun 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.

VIII. Burst ·vt 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.

IX. Burst ·vi 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.

X. Burst ·vi 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.