burst
[ burst ]
/ bɜrst /
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verb (used without object), burst or, often, burst·ed, burst·ing.
verb (used with object), burst or, often, burst·ed, burst·ing.
noun
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Idioms for burst
burst at the seams, to be filled to or beyond normal capacity: This room will be bursting at the seams when all the guests arrive.
Origin of burst
First recorded before 1000; Middle English bersten, bursten, Old English berstan (past plural burston ), cognate with Old High German brestan (German bersten ), Old Norse bresta; akin to break
OTHER WORDS FROM burst
non·burst·ing, adjective, nounun·burst, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH burst
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British Dictionary definitions for burst
burst
/ (bɜːst) /
verb bursts, bursting or burst
noun
adjective
broken apart; ruptureda burst pipe
Derived forms of burst
burster, nounWord Origin for burst
Old English berstan; related to Old Norse bresta, Old Frisian bersta, Old High German brestan; compare break
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