burst

verb [I/T]

/bɜrst/ (past tense and past participle burst)

Definition

› to break open or apart suddenly, or to cause something to break open or apart: [I] Fireworks burst across the night sky. [T] I thought I might have burst a blood vessel. › fig. A person who is bursting is extremely eager or enthusiastic: [I] I was bursting with excitement.

(Definition of burst verb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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