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on the burst

on the burst prepositional phrase: (Of a player taking a pass) running at full speed towards the opposition.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (colloquial) (Of a player taking a pass) running at full speed towards the opposition.

Questions about on the burst

What does on the burst mean?
On the burst means (Of a player taking a pass) running at full speed towards the opposition.
What part of speech is on the burst?
On the burst is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the burst in the dictionary

  1. on the brink
  2. on the brink of
  3. on the bubble
  4. on the bum
  5. on the bung
  6. on the burst
  7. on the button
  8. on the cadge
  9. on the canvas
  10. on the cards
  11. on the carpet

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