bursten

Verb

burst (third-person singular simple present bursts, present participle bursting, simple past burst or (archaic) brast or (nonstandard) bursted, past participle burst or (archaic) brast or (nonstandard) bursted or (rare) bursten)

1. (intransitive) To break from internal pressure.
   • I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst.
2. (transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
   • I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to break by any means.
   • You will not pay for the glasses you have burst?c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
4. (transitive) To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.
   • I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets.
5. (intransitive) To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
   • Like hungry dogs who have sniffed their meat, the mob bursts in, trampling down the women who sought to bar the entrance with their bodies.1913, Mariano Azuela, The Underdogs, translated by E. MunguÍa, Jr.
6. (intransitive) To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.
   • The flowers burst into bloom on the first day of spring.

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