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a) An instance of, or the act of bursting.
The bursts of the bombs could be heard miles away.
I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst.
b) To cause to break from internal pressure.
I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much.
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Burst — Burst, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Burst}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bursting}. The past participle bursten is obsolete.] [OE. bersten, bresten, AS. berstan (pers. sing. berste, imp. sing. b[ae]rst, imp. pl. burston, p. p. borsten); akin to D. bersten, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Burst — Burst, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Burst}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bursting}. The past participle bursten is obsolete.] [OE. bersten, bresten, AS. berstan (pers. sing. berste, imp. sing. b[ae]rst, imp. pl. burston, p. p. borsten); akin to D. bersten, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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