burst
C1Frequent NGSL-3UK /bɜːst/US /bɜːrst/
Meaning
verb
to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make something break in this way
“That balloon will burst if you blow it up any more.”
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“Instead, my grandmother burst into tears.”
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