burst

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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verb
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
Burst is used with these nouns as the object: ↑balloon, ↑bank, ↑blood vessel, ↑bubble, ↑tyre

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