adj.
1.suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted' is an informal term for `burst') burst n.
1.the act of exploding or bursting something
2.rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
3.a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
4.a sudden violent happening burst v.
1.break open or apart suddenly
2.force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
3.burst outward, usually with noise
4.move suddenly, energetically, or violently
5.be in a state of movement or action
6.emerge suddenly
7.cause to burst
8.break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
Idiom of the Day
put words in/into (someone's) mouth
to say or suggest something for someone else, to speak for someone else without his or her permission
The man always puts words into his wife's mouth which makes her angry.
