Definitions
1.verbTo break from internal pressure."I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst."
2.verbTo cause to break from internal pressure."I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much."
3.verbTo cause to break by any means.
4.verbTo separate (printer paper) at perforation lines."I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets."
5.verbTo enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
6.verbTo erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting."The flowers burst into bloom on the first day of spring."
7.verbTo produce as an effect of bursting."to burst a hole through the wall"
8.verbTo interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.
9.nounThe act by which something bursts."the burstings of balloons"
10.adjectiveVery eager (to do something)."I was bursting to tell him the secret."
11.adjective(often followed by "to go to...") Urgently needing to urinate."Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm bursting."