burst
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noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ short
▪ a short burst of energy
▪ sudden
▪ a sudden burst of enthusiasm
▪ quick, rapid
▪ a rapid burst of gunfire
▪ occasional
▪ initial
▪ final
▪ single
▪ explosive, intense
▪ an intense burst of anger
▪ great, huge
PREPOSITION
▪ in bursts
▪ He works in short bursts.
▪ burst of
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ADVERB
▪ suddenly
▪ almost, nearly
▪ finally
▪ apart (esp. BrE), forth, out
▪ There was a danger that the engine would burst apart.
VERB + BURST
▪ be about to, be going to, be ready to
▪ My whole head felt ready to burst.
PREPOSITION
▪ out of
▪ I felt as though my heart would burst out of my chest.
▪ with (figurative)
▪ He felt he would burst with anger.
PHRASAL VERB
burst into sth
ADVERB
▪ suddenly
▪ immediately, instantly, promptly
▪ She took one look at the mess and promptly burst into tears.
VERB + BURST INTO
▪ be about to, be going to, be ready to
▪ He was just about to burst into song.
Burst is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑
abscess, ↑
appendix, ↑
balloon, ↑
blood vessel, ↑
bubble, ↑
bud, ↑
dam, ↑
lung, ↑
mortar, ↑
pipe, ↑
shell, ↑
tyre
Collocations dictionary.
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