verb
bursts; burst also bursted; bursting
[no obj] :to break open or into pieces in a sudden and violent way
[+ obj] :to cause (something) to break open or into pieces
to open suddenly [no obj]
always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] :to come or go very quickly and suddenly
To burst onto/on/upon the scene is to suddenly become very well known.
[+ obj] of a river, stream, etc. :to flow over the surrounding land because of a flood
be bursting
to be filled with something
to want very much to do (something you are not yet able to do)
Brit informal :to need to urinate very badly
be bursting at the seams
to be very full or crowded
burst into
[phrasal verb]
burst into (something) :to begin to produce or do (something) suddenly
burst out
[phrasal verb]
burst out (doing something) :to begin (doing something) suddenly
burst out (something) :to say (something) suddenly
burst someone's bubble
fit to burst
noun
plural bursts
[count] a short period of producing or doing something that begins suddenly
an act of breaking open or into pieces