Word Definitions & Examples
adjective satellite
Sense 1
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"
Similar:
damaged
Domain:
colloquialism
verb
Sense 2
"He burst out of the house into the cool night"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 3
"The sun burst into view"
Type of:
emerge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 4
"The dam burst"
Kinds of:
shatter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 5
"The bubble burst"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 6
"a burst of applause"
"a fit of housecleaning"
Type of:
activity
Kinds of:
fits and starts
verb
Sense 7
"The champagne bottle exploded"
Type of:
change integrity
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 8
"an outburst of heavy rain"
"a burst of lightning"
verb
Sense 9
"break into tears"
"erupt in anger"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 10
"The ice broke the pipe"
Kinds of:
pop
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 11
"The room abounded with screaming children"
"The garden bristled with toddlers"
Derived:
fit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun
Sense 12
"the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"
"the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"
Type of:
change of integrity
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
71
Times Searched
3
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