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burst — burst1 [bə:st US bə:rst] v past tense and past participle burst ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(break open)¦ 2 be bursting with something 3¦(move suddenly)¦ 4 burst open 5 be bursting to do something 6 be bursting 7 burst somebody s bubble 8 burst its banks Phrasal… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Burst — Burst, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Burst}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bursting}. The past participle bursten is obsolete.] [OE. bersten, bresten, AS. berstan (pers. sing. berste, imp. sing. b[ae]rst, imp. pl. burston, p. p. borsten); akin to D. bersten, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Burst — Burst, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Burst}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bursting}. The past participle bursten is obsolete.] [OE. bersten, bresten, AS. berstan (pers. sing. berste, imp. sing. b[ae]rst, imp. pl. burston, p. p. borsten); akin to D. bersten, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
burst — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)st[/t]] ♦♦♦ bursts, bursting (The form burst is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) V ERG If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other… … English dictionary
burst in on — verb spring suddenly He burst upon our conversation • Syn: ↑burst upon • Hypernyms: ↑interrupt, ↑disrupt, ↑break up, ↑cut off • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
burst — I UK [bɜː(r)st] / US [bɜrst] verb Word forms burst : present tense I/you/we/they burst he/she/it bursts present participle bursting past tense burst past participle burst ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] if something filled with air or water… … English dictionary
burst In — v. (D; intr.) to burst in on, upon (we burst in on them without warning) * * * upon (we burst in on them without warning) (D; intr.) to burst In on … Combinatory dictionary
burst — v. & n. v. (past and past part. burst) 1 a intr. break suddenly and violently apart by expansion of contents or internal pressure. b tr. cause to do this. c tr. send (a container etc.) violently apart. 2 a tr. open forcibly. b intr. come open or… … Useful english dictionary
burst upon — verb spring suddenly He burst upon our conversation • Syn: ↑burst in on • Hypernyms: ↑interrupt, ↑disrupt, ↑break up, ↑cut off • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
burst in — Synonyms and related words: admit, barge in, be admitted, breach, break in, break in upon, break into, break open, break through, breeze in, bust in, butt in, cave in, charge in, come barging in, come between, come breezing in, come busting in,… … Moby Thesaurus
