Burst

verb

bɜrst

Noun

a sudden intense happening
“an outburst of heavy rain”
“a burst of lightning”
Similar:Flare-upOutburst
Type of:OccurrenceHappeningOccurrent
a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
“a burst of applause”
Similar:Fit
Type of:Activity
the act of exploding or bursting
“the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft”
Similar:Explosion
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
Similar:Fusillade Salvo Volley
Type of:FireFiring

break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
“The dam burst”
Similar:Bust
Type of:BreakSeparate
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
“The bubble burst”
Similar:Split
Type of:BreakSeparate
emerge suddenly
“The sun burst into view”
Type of:Emerge
move suddenly, energetically, or violently
“He burst out of the house into the cool night”
Type of:LeapBoundJump
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
Similar:Break Erupt
be in a state of movement or action
Similar:AboundBristle
Type of:FeatureHave
burst outward, usually with noise
Similar:Explode
cause to burst
Similar:Collapse