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.
The act by which something bursts.
the burstings of balloons
Very eager (to do something).
I was bursting to tell him the secret.
(often followed by "to go to...") Urgently needing to urinate.
Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm bursting.