burst

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To break from internal pressure.
2. (transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to break by any means.
4. (transitive) To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.
5. (intransitive) To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
6. (intransitive) To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.
7. (transitive) To produce as an effect of bursting.
8. (transitive) To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.

Noun

1. An act or instance of bursting.
2. A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.
3. A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.
4. The explosion of a bomb or missile.
5. (archaic) A drinking spree.

Synonyms

explode

break

split

crack

explosion

pop

blast

blow up

erupt

tear

rupture

outburst

break open

detonate

detonation

gust

eruption

cracked

salvo

fit

outbreak

spurt

crack open

bust

split open

open

surge

blow

shatter

storm

volley

cut

break out

dash

💨

rush

collapse

breached

punctured

broken

breach

pierce

pierced

irruption

hatch

lance

fusillade

go off

chap

blown up

flare-up

Translations

bersten

platzen

éclater

scoppiare

crever

reventar

scoppio

esplodere

🔥

barsten

exploser

explosion

esplosione

estourar

estallar

Explosion

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɝst/

Etymology

Cognate with Western Frisian: boarste

Cognate with Dutch: barsten

Cognate with Swedish: brista

Cognate with Irish: bris

In summary

From Middle English bresten, bersten, from Old English berstan, from Proto-West Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”), enlargement of *bʰreHi- (“to snip, split”).
See also West Frisian boarste, Dutch barsten, Danish briste, Swedish brista; also Irish bris (“to break”)). More at brine. Also cognate to debris.