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Definition burst in British English

burst verb

verb
/bɜː(r)st/
1

if something filled with air or water bursts, or if you burst it, it breaks suddenly because there is too much pressure inside it or against it

Example

Did a tyre burst?

Example

A dam burst, causing severe flooding.

Example

She spitefully burst the little boy's balloon.

Synonyms and related words
blow up explode blow apart
1.1

if a river bursts its banks, water rises above its sides and spreads over the surrounding area

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break burst cast up
1.2

if a bomb or firework bursts, it explodes

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blow up explode blow apart
2

to go somewhere quickly and suddenly

Example

A man burst into the room waving a gun.

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fly hasten speed
2.1

to become noticeable or successful quickly and suddenly

Example

He burst onto the racing scene in 1998.

Synonyms and related words
emerge pop up spring up
Definition burst in British English