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bursts up

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

Meaning of burst up

Verb

burst up (third-person singular simple present bursts up, present participle bursting up, simple past and past participle burst up)

  1. (colloquial, dated) To explode.
  2. (colloquial, dated) To fail; to go bankrupt.

Questions about bursts up

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

Words near bursts up in the dictionary

  1. bursts into flower
  2. bursts into tears
  3. bursts out
  4. bursts out laughing
  5. bursts someone's bubble
  6. bursts up
  7. Burstwick
  8. burstwise
  9. burstwort
  10. burstworts
  11. bursty

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