burst

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. rupture, break, rend, bust (sl.); explode, shatter. See violence, disjunction.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [An act or result of bursting]

Syn. blowout, rupture, blast, blowup; see blowout 1 , explosion 1 .

2. [A sudden spurt]

Syn. rush, outburst, spate; see fit 2 .

3. [A volley]

Syn. salvo, round, discharge; see fire 2 , volley .

v.

1. [To explode]

Syn. blow up, rupture, shatter, fly apart; see break 2 , 3 , disintegrate 1 , explode 1 .

2. [To break]

Syn. crack, split, fracture; see break 1 , destroy 1 .

3. [To puncture]

Syn. pierce, prick, perforate; see penetrate 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

explosion, outburst, blowout, eruption, discharge, outpouring, spurt.

II

v.

pop, explode, crack open, rupture, fly apart, blow up, shatter, rip, bust, split, erupt, disintegrate.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To come open or fly apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure: blow1 (out), explode, pop1. Slang: bust. See EXPLOSION. 2. To release or cause to release energy suddenly and violently, especially with a loud noise: blast, blow1 (up), detonate, explode, fire, fulminate, go off, touch off. See EXPLOSION. 3. To become manifest suddenly and in full force. Also used with forth or out: break out, erupt, explode, flare (up). See EXPLOSION, START. II noun 1. A violent release of confined energy, usually accompanied by a loud sound and shock waves: blast, blowout, blowup, detonation, explosion, fulmination. See EXPLOSION. 2. A sudden violent expression, as of emotion: access, blowup, eruption, explosion, fit1, flare-up, gust, outbreak, outburst. See EXPLOSION. 3. A concentrated outpouring, as of missiles, words, or blows: barrage, bombardment, cannonade, fusillade, hail1, salvo, shower, storm, volley. See ATTACK.