Meaning

• An act or instance of bursting.

  "The bursts of the bombs could be heard miles away."

• A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.

• A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.

• A drinking spree.

Meaning

• To break from internal pressure.

  "I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst."

• To cause to break from internal pressure.

  "I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much."

• To cause to break by any means.

• To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.

  "I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets."

• To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.

• To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.

  "The flowers burst into bloom on the first day of spring."

• To produce as an effect of bursting.

  "to burst a hole through the wall"

• To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.