burst.

To break from internal pressure.

I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst.

To cause to break from internal pressure.

I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much.

To cause to break by any means.

To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.

I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets.

To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.

To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.

The flowers burst into bloom on the first day of spring.

To produce as an effect of bursting.

to burst a hole through the wall

To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.

Of neurons: to exhibit an activation pattern where periods of rapid action potential spiking are followed by quiescent periods much longer than typical interspike intervals.

An act or instance of bursting.

The bursts of the bombs could be heard miles away.

A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.

I read it in two bursts.

A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.

The explosion of a bomb or missile.

a ground burst; a surface burst

A drinking spree.