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bursts at the seams

bursts at the seams is the third-person singular simple present indicative of burst at the seams.

Meaning of burst at the seams

Verb

burst at the seams (third-person singular simple present bursts at the seams, present participle bursting at the seams, simple past and past participle burst at the seams)

  1. To be too full; to hold more than can be comfortably accommodated.
    • "HS2 is based on the West Coast Main Line bursting at the seams. Both that and the East Coast Main Line are at bursting point for capacity.2020 June 3, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: HS2 progress: "volume of activity is growing"”, in Rail, page 11

Questions about bursts at the seams

What is bursts at the seams the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bursts at the seams is the third-person singular simple present indicative of burst at the seams.

Words near bursts at the seams in the dictionary

  1. burstones
  2. Burstons
  3. Burstow
  4. bursts
  5. bursts a blood vessel
  6. bursts at the seams
  7. bursts forth
  8. bursts in
  9. bursts into
  10. bursts into flame
  11. bursts into flames

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