Definition of burst} in English English dictionary
- burst
- To separate formfeed at perforation lines
I printed the report on formfeed paper then burst the sheets.
- burst
- To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly
Like hungry dogs who have sniffed their meat, the mob bursts in, trampling down the women who sought to bar the entrance with their bodies.
- burst
- To break from internal pressure
I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst.
- burst
- An instance of, or the act of bursting
The bursts of the bombs could be heard miles away.
- burst
- To cause to break from internal pressure
I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much.
- burst out
- To display emotion
- burst out
- to speak emotionally or suddenly
- burst out
- To appear suddenly
- burst out laughing
- to suddenly start laughing intensely
- burst someone's bubble
- To disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable
I hate to burst his bubble, but he is going to be disappointed if he tries that idea.
- burst in
- break in suddenly, enter violently
- burst
- {a} broken, having a rupture
- burst
- {v} to break asunder, fly open or out, spring, issue suddenly
- burst
- {n} a sudden breaking or rent, an eruption
- burst out
- give sudden release to an expression; "We burst out laughing"; "'I hate you,' she burst out"
- burst at the seams
- Too full or too crowded The train station was bursting at the seams as everyone was waiting to go away for their holidays
- burst into
- All of a sudden start doing something
- burst on the scene
- (deyim) Appear suddenly somewhere; to enter or arrive suddenly some place
1. The police suddenly burst on the scene.
2. They burst on the scene and took control.
- burst upon
- Spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation"(synonym) burst in on
- burst upon the scene
- (deyim) Appear suddenly somewhere; to enter or arrive suddenly some place
1. The police suddenly burst upon the scene.
2. They burst upon the scene and took control.
- Burst Extended Data Output
- sending of data to an input or output device at increased continuity (in one burst or four read/write cycles without a pause between them)
- burst
- When a door or lid bursts open, it opens very suddenly and violently because someone pushes it or there is great pressure behind it. The door burst open and an angry young nurse appeared. = fly
- burst
- If you say that something bursts onto the scene, you mean that it suddenly starts or becomes active, usually after developing quietly for some time. He burst onto the fashion scene in the early 1980s
- burst
- A transient enhancement of the solar radio emmision, usually associated with an active region or flare
- burst
- Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed
- burst
- A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion; as, a burst of thunder; a burst of applause; a burst of passion; a burst of inspiration
- burst
- emerge suddenly; "The sun burst into view"
- burst
- To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by strain or pressure, esp
- burst
- break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"
- burst
- The form burst is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle
- burst
- {i} eruption; gush, spurt; volley of gunshots
- burst
- To exert force or pressure by which something is made suddenly to give way; to break through obstacles or limitations; hence, to appear suddenly and unexpectedly or unaccountably, or to depart in such manner; usually with some qualifying adverb or preposition, as forth, out, away, into, upon, through, etc
- burst
- To cause to burst
- burst
- Explosion or detonation See Air burst, High-altitude burst, Surface burst, Underground burst, Underwater burst
- burst
- a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"
- burst
- A radar term for a single pulse of radio energy
- burst
- from within; to force open suddenly; as, to burst a cannon; to burst a blood vessel; to burst open the doors
- burst
- a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning"
- burst
- rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
- burst
- Most people know this from "pipeline burst cache " Burst means to send data in a large package all at one time rather than small bits over a longer time
- burst
- The transmission that carries the message or file from transmitter to receiver
- burst
- {f} erupt; break open; break into; shatter, smash into pieces
- burst
- Method of data transfer in which information is collected and sent as a large unit in one high-speed transmission LAN traffic is usually considered bursty traffic because it has short intervals of intense activity with lulls between
- burst
- If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out. The driver lost control when a tyre burst It is not a good idea to burst a blister. a flood caused by a burst pipe
- burst
- If a dam bursts, or if something bursts it, it breaks apart because the force of the river is too great. A dam burst and flooded their villages
- burst
- suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted' is an informal term for `burst'); "a burst balloon"; "burst pipes"; "burst seams"; "a ruptured appendix"; "a busted balloon
- burst
- A burst of something is a sudden short period of it. a burst of machine-gun fire The current flows in little bursts
- burst
- A transient enhancement of the solar radio emission, usually associated with an active region or flare
- burst
- To break
- burst
- To separate continuous-form paper into discrete sheets
- burst
- A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse
- burst
- b A process used by content management systems to map XML documents to content meta data
- burst
- burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"
- burst
- An area descriptor for spells and magical effects A burst expands in all directions from a point of origin selected by the caster, affecting any and all eligible targets within its designated radius Note that burst spells may affect targets around corners or otherwise hidden from the caster , but the spell effect itself cannot turn corners as a spread does
- burst
- 1 In data communications, a sequence of signals, noise, or interference counted as a unit in accordance with some specific criterion or measure (188) 2 To separate continuous-form or multipart paper into discrete sheets
- burst
- A method of fetching a cache line over a slow bus Normally, one address output is required for every read cycle In bursting, one address is output and several pieces of read data are returned
- burst
- A point-of-sale device usually interrupting more-attractive graphics, to feature pricing or special offer Often shaped like a sunburst
- burst
- - the release of effects into the air by a shell
- burst
- cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"
- burst
- break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst"
- burst
- To send data (between components within a computer) in a large package all at once rather than in small bits over a longer time
- burst
- A sequence of signals in data communications counted as one unit in accordance with some specific criterion or measure
- burst
- To burst into or out of a place means to enter or leave it suddenly with a lot of energy or force. Gunmen burst into his home and opened fire = rush
- burst
- A rupture or hernia; a breach
- burst
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"
- burst
- 1 A single pulse of radio energy; specifically such a pulse at radar frequencies
- burst
- Refers to television scheduling and is when high levels of support are scheduled over a short period of time
- burst
- If a river bursts its banks, the water rises and goes on to the land. Monsoons caused the river to burst its banks
- burst
- a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst" break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst" emerge suddenly; "The sun burst into view" move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night" suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted' is an informal term for `burst'); "a burst balloon"; "burst pipes"; "burst seams"; "a ruptured appendix"; "a busted balloon
- burst
- be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"
- burst
- A Point of Sale graphical device that radically departs from surrounding graphics to feature special offers or pricing
- burst
- move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night"
- burst
- The BURST signal (or Short Sweep on FP40 and the FP35) presents short bursts of sound at ten frequencies: 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000, and 8000 Hz (On the FP40 and FP35 200 and 700 Hz are used instead of 250 and 750 Hz ) This signal provides a quick way to determine the maximum output of the hearing aid with minimal discomfort to the patient It can be used at lower amplitudes, as desired, but its big advantage is for testing maximum output Since all the output of the aid is concentrated at one frequency at a time, testing with this signal gives you information on the worst-case performance of the hearing aid at each frequency, for any type of input signal Noise reduction is automatically removed at 85 and 90 dB amplitudes since it is not necessary and makes the measurement take longer Settling time is not used with BURST
- burst
- To fly apart or in pieces; of break open; to yield to force or pressure, especially to a sudden and violent exertion of force, or to pressure from within; to explode; as, the boiler had burst; the buds will burst in spring
- burst
- Contiguous error groups usually caused by a large tangential physical defect ISO burst limit for CD is less than seven successive frames, each containing two or more successive error bytes
- burst
- An instance of or the act of bursting
- burst
- Most people know this from "pipeline burst cache" Burst means to send data in a large package all at one time rather than small bits over a longer time
- burst
- To separate continuous form paper into individual sheets
- burst
- Gross structural failure of the tube wall
- burst
- To produce as an effect of bursting; as, to burst a hole through the wall
- burst
- the act of exploding or bursting something; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"
- burst his sides
- laughed hysterically, laughed uproariously
- burst his sides with laughing
- exploded with laughter
- burst in on
- spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation"
- burst in on
- spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation
- burst into
- If you say that something bursts into a particular situation or state, you mean that it suddenly changes into that situation or state. This weekend's fighting is threatening to burst into full-scale war
- burst into
- to burst into flames: see flame
- burst into
- If you burst into tears, laughter, or song, you suddenly begin to cry, laugh, or sing. She burst into tears and ran from the kitchen. books that cause adults to burst into helpless laughter
- burst into flames
- ignited, caught on fire quickly
- burst into laughter
- suddenly start laughing, start giggling
- burst into song
- began singing spontaneously and with gusto
- burst into tears
- begin to cry, start weeping
- burst of a shell
- explosion of an artillery shell (explosive projectile)
- burst of laughter
- sudden explosion of loud laughter
- burst one's sides with laughing
- split one's sides laughing, laugh uncontrollably
- burst open
- force apart, open forcefully
- burst out
- erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
- burst out
- appear suddenly; "Spring popped up everywhere in the valley"
- burst out
- give sudden release to an expression; "We burst out laughing"; "'I hate you,' she burst out
- burst out
- break out, leave forcefully; give sudden vent to
- burst out
- If someone bursts out laughing, crying, or making another noise, they suddenly start making that noise. You can also say that a noise bursts out. The class burst out laughing Then the applause burst out Everyone burst out into conversation
- burst out laughing
- start laughing, start giggling
- burst upon
- spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation"
- burst with envy
- be extremely jealous, be filled with jealousy
- burst with joy
- be overcome with happiness, be extremely glad
- gamma-ray burst
- A flash of gamma rays that seem to originate from a random point in the sky; their most likely sources are believed to be supernova explosions of a very massive stars and mergers of neutron stars
- last burst of fire
- A final effort, a final attempt before stopping
Getting ready for my last burst of fire for the project during the next 2 weeks. After that I will take my much needed rest.
- radio burst
- A brief emission of intense radio waves from a star etc
- strain burst
- The sudden fracturing of a rock face (especially in a mine) due to increased pressure
- gamma-ray burst
- A short-lived, localized, and intense burst of gamma radiation that originates outside the solar system from an unknown source
- almost burst with-
- was very, was extremely, was immensely
- being burst
- being ruptured, being broken, being punctured, being blown up
- the river burst its banks
- the river overflowed, the river flooded its banks
- underground burst
- explosion that occurs below the surface of the ground
- underwater burst
- explosion that occurs under the surface of the water
- with a burst of passion
- in a fit of anger; in a moment of lust