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a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst" break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst" emerge suddenly; "The sun burst into view" move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night" suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted'' is an informal term for `burst''); "a burst balloon"; "burst pipes"; "burst seams"; "a ruptured appendix"; "a busted balloon" damaged the act of exploding or bursting something; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft" a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded" force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe" be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" |
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