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  • 21burst into tears — {v. phr.} To suddenly start crying. * /Mary burst into tears when she heard that her brother was killed in a car accident./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 22burst — ► VERB (past and past part. burst) 1) break suddenly and violently apart. 2) be very full. 3) move or be opened suddenly and forcibly. 4) (be bursting with) feel (an irrepressible emotion or impulse). 5) suddenly do something as an expression of… …

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  • 23burst — burst1 [bə:st US bə:rst] v past tense and past participle burst ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(break open)¦ 2 be bursting with something 3¦(move suddenly)¦ 4 burst open 5 be bursting to do something 6 be bursting 7 burst somebody s bubble 8 burst its banks Phrasal… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24burst — I n. series of shots 1) to fire a burst at outbreak 2) a sudden burst 3) in bursts misc. 4) she finally finished the job in/with a sudden burst of energy II v. 1) (d; intr.) to burst into (the mob burst into the room; to burst into flames; to… …

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  • 25burst — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)st[/t]] ♦♦♦ bursts, bursting (The form burst is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) V ERG If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other… …

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  • 26burst — v. & n. v. (past and past part. burst) 1 a intr. break suddenly and violently apart by expansion of contents or internal pressure. b tr. cause to do this. c tr. send (a container etc.) violently apart. 2 a tr. open forcibly. b intr. come open or… …

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  • 27burst — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ short ▪ a short burst of energy ▪ sudden ▪ a sudden burst of enthusiasm ▪ quick …

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  • 28burst — I UK [bɜː(r)st] / US [bɜrst] verb Word forms burst : present tense I/you/we/they burst he/she/it bursts present participle bursting past tense burst past participle burst ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] if something filled with air or water… …

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  • 29burst — 01. The Asian economic bubble apparently [burst] in the mid 1990s. 02. She had a blister on her heel that [burst] when she put on her new shoes. 03. The children [burst] out laughing when a dog ran into their classroom. 04. Our basement got… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 30burst — I. verb (burst; also bursted; bursting) Etymology: Middle English bersten, from Old English berstan; akin to Old High German brestan to burst Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to break open, apart, or into pieces usually from impact… …

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