burst
[ burst ]
/ bɜrst /
verb (used without object), burst or, often, burst·ed, burst·ing.
verb (used with object), burst or, often, burst·ed, burst·ing.
noun
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
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
usage note for burst
See
bust2.
OTHER WORDS FROM burst
non·burst·ing, adjective, noun un·burst, adjectiveWords nearby burst
bursiform,
bursitis,
bursolith,
bursopathy,
bursotomy,
burst,
burst at the seams,
burst into,
burst out,
burst with,
burster
Example sentences from the Web for burst
British Dictionary definitions for burst
burst
/ (bɜːst) /
verb bursts, bursting or burst
noun
adjective
broken apart; ruptured
a 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