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burst

/bɜːrst/

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Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    to break open or apart suddenly and violently, usually from internal pressure

    “He blew the balloon up so much that it finally burst.”

noun
  1. 1

    a sudden short period of a particular activity or feeling

    “After an hour of silence, there was a sudden burst of laughter from the next room.”

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