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BURST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of exploding or bursting
Example:
the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft
Synonyms:
burst; explosion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("burst" is a kind of...):
change of integrity (the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "burst"):
detonation (the act of detonating an explosive)
fulmination (the act of exploding with noise and violence)
Derivation:
burst (burst outward, usually with noise)
burst (come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
Example:
a fit of housecleaning
Synonyms:
burst; fit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("burst" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "burst"):
fits and starts (repeated bursts of activity)
Derivation:
burst (be in a state of movement or action)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
Example:
our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
Synonyms:
burst; fusillade; salvo; volley
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("burst" is a kind of...):
fire; firing (the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A sudden intense happening
Example:
a burst of lightning
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("burst" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "burst"):
salvo (an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs)
rush (a sudden burst of activity)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they burst ... he / she / it bursts
Past simple: burst
Past participle: burst
-ing form: bursting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Burst outward, usually with noise
Example:
The champagne bottle exploded
Synonyms:
burst; explode
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "burst" is one way to...):
change integrity (change in physical make-up)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "burst"):
crump (explode heavily or with a loud dull noise)
go off (be discharged or activated)
belch; erupt; extravasate (become active and spew forth lava and rocks)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
burst (the act of exploding or bursting)
burster (a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
Example:
The bubble burst
Synonyms:
break open; burst; split
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "burst" is one way to...):
break; come apart; fall apart; separate; split up (become separated into pieces or fragments)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "burst"):
pop (burst open with a sharp, explosive sound)
blow (burst suddenly)
stave; stave in (burst or force (a hole) into something)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
burst (the act of exploding or bursting)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
Example:
The dam burst
Synonyms:
burst; bust
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "burst" is one way to...):
break; come apart; fall apart; separate; split up (become separated into pieces or fragments)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "burst"):
shatter (break into many pieces)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 4
Meaning:
Emerge suddenly
Example:
The sun burst into view
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "burst" is one way to...):
emerge (come out into view, as from concealment)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 5
Meaning:
Force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
Example:
erupt in anger
Synonyms:
break; burst; erupt
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "burst" is one way to...):
express emotion; express feelings (give verbal or other expression to one's feelings)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 6
Meaning:
Move suddenly, energetically, or violently
Example:
He burst out of the house into the cool night
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "burst" is one way to...):
bound; jump; leap; spring (move forward by leaps and bounds)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 7
Meaning:
Cause to burst
Example:
The ice broke the pipe
Synonyms:
burst; collapse
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Cause:
break; cave in; collapse; fall in; founder; give; give way (break down, literally or metaphorically)
Verb group:
break; cave in; collapse; fall in; founder; give; give way (break down, literally or metaphorically)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "burst"):
pop (cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 8
Meaning:
Be in a state of movement or action
Example:
The garden bristled with toddlers
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "burst" is one way to...):
feature; have (have as a feature)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The streets burst with crowds
Derivation:
burst (a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason))
Context examples:
Neutrophils are important phagocytotic leukocytes (white blood cells) that internalize and destroy infectious bacteria by a respiratory burst of reactive oxygen species and by enzymatic digestion.
(Neutrophil Surface Molecule Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
I quitted my seat, and walked on, although the darkness and storm increased every minute, and the thunder burst with a terrific crash over my head.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
White Fang burst into no furious outcry. It was not his way.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Issue associated with the bursting or tearing apart of a material.
(Medical Device Material Rupture, Food and Drug Administration)
Levetiracetam inhibits burst firing without affecting normal neuronal excitability, which suggests that it may selectively prevent hyper-synchronization of epileptiform burst firing and propagation of seizure activity.
(Levetiracetam, NCI Thesaurus)
The perception of sudden or brief bursts (flashes) of light.
(Flasher, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by a sudden or brief burst of light.
(Flasher, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
A sudden or brief burst of light.
(Flasher, Food and Drug Administration)
The multisubunit enzyme NADPH oxidase, expressed by neutrophils, produces reactive oxygen species that are rapidly released in what is known as the respiratory burst.
(Formyl Peptide Receptor 1 Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
A technique in which abnormal tissue is exposed to a burst of infrared light (a type of radiation).
(Infrared coagulation, NCI Dictionary)
