burst+open
41burst out — verb 1. give sudden release to an expression (Freq. 3) We burst out laughing I hate you, she burst out • Hypernyms: ↑express, ↑show, ↑evince • Hyponyms: ↑rip out …
42burst in — Synonyms and related words: admit, barge in, be admitted, breach, break in, break in upon, break into, break open, break through, breeze in, bust in, butt in, cave in, charge in, come barging in, come between, come breezing in, come busting in,… …
43burst — I. v. n. 1. Break open (from internal pressure), fly open, be rent asunder, explode, blow up, split, split open, crack. 2. Break (out or forth or upon) suddenly. II. v. a. Rend asunder, break open, split apart. III. n. 1. Explosion …
44burst forth — Synonyms and related words: arise, bail out, be born, become, belch, blow open, blow out, bob up, break cover, break forth, break out, bud, burgeon, burst out, come, come forth, come out, come to be, crop up, debouch, discharge, disembogue,… …
45burst — [OE] In Old English, burst meant simply ‘break suddenly and sharply’; the modern connotation of ‘breaking open owing to internal pressure’ developed in the 16th century. The word comes from a prehistoric West and North Germanic *brestan, which… …
46fly open — Burst open, open suddenly …
47burst — [OE] In Old English, burst meant simply ‘break suddenly and sharply’; the modern connotation of ‘breaking open owing to internal pressure’ developed in the 16th century. The word comes from a prehistoric West and North Germanic *brestan, which… …
48burst — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rupture, break, rend, bust (sl.); explode, shatter. See violence, disjunction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An act or result of bursting] Syn. blowout, rupture, blast, blowup; see blowout 1 , explosion 1 .… …
49burst — bÉœËst n. eruption; gush, spurt; volley of gunshots v. erupt; break open; break into; shatter, smash into pieces …
50break open — verb 1. open with force (Freq. 2) He broke open the picnic basket • Hypernyms: ↑open, ↑open up • Verb Frames: Somebody s something They want to break open the doors …
