Words Like BURST
We have put together a list of words that are similar to BURST.
29 Alternative Words Similar to burst
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Fulmination
Noun Hyponym
10 examples of burst
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the boiler had burst; the buds will burst in spring
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to burst a cannon; to burst a blood vessel; to burst open the doors
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to burst a hole through the wall
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a burst of thunder; a burst of applause; a burst of passion; a burst of inspiration
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a burst of speed
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The garden bristled with toddlers
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erupt in anger
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the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft
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a fit of housecleaning
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a burst of lightning
10 definitions of burst
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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.
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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.
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To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by strain or pressure, esp. from within; to force open suddenly.
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To produce as an effect of bursting.
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A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion.
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Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt.
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A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse.
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A rupture or hernia; a breach.
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be in a state of movement or action