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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
burst
/bɜːst/
verb1 of 2
to break in a sudden and violent way
- “They were happy at first, but then the bubble burst.”Tatoeba
- “They blocked the flow of water from the burst pipe.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)