burst
Pop under pressure
Burst means to break open or apart suddenly, usually from internal pressure: The pipe burst in the cold.
Things burst when they can no longer contain what's inside—balloons, dams, bubbles.
The word extends to sudden releases of any kind: a burst of laughter, a burst of energy, a burst of gunfire.
To burst into a room is to enter suddenly; to burst into tears is to begin crying abruptly.
I'm bursting means urgently needing to urinate.
The past tense is also burst, not bursted.
Cause to explode
- explodeBurst with sudden force
- shatterFragment violently, suddenly
- blastSudden forceful burst
- blowupSudden fit of rage
fragment · pop · rupture · bang · crack · kaboom · dynamite · grenade
Overwhelming water overflow
- spillAccidental liquid release
- gushFlow out forcefully
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- delugeSevere overflow of water
torrent · cascade · stream · pour · inundate · surge · overrun · swamp
To pull apart
- splitSeparation into parts
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- punctureHole from penetration
- breachBreaking of agreement
rip · snap · perforate · lacerate · fracture · break · rend · sever
Uncontrolled display of frustration
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- angerIntense hostile emotion
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
flare-up · eruption · fit · paroxysm · venting · catharsis · temper · blowup
Sharp rise or point
wave · rush · increase · escalation · growth · upswing · expansion · acceleration
detonate
Cause to explode
blowup · fragment · pop · rupture · bang · crack · kaboom · dynamite · grenade · firework
flood
Overwhelming water overflow
deluge · torrent · cascade · stream · pour · inundate · surge · overrun · swamp · engulf
tear
To pull apart
breach · rip · snap · perforate · lacerate · fracture · break · rend · sever · gash
tantrum
Uncontrolled display of frustration
meltdown · flare-up · eruption · fit · paroxysm · venting · catharsis · temper · blowup · tirade
spike
Sharp rise or point
influx · wave · rush · increase · escalation · growth · upswing · expansion · acceleration · momentum
eggshell
Brittle ovum casing
nestling · incubation · pecking · fledgling · brood · embryo · shell · birth · emergence
dart
Handheld pointed projectile
spring · hurtle · charge · rush · bolt · zoom · bound · leap · propel · launch
- broken apartapart, asunder, broken, broken up, fragmented
- collapsecollapse, cave in, cave-in, fall in, give way
- excitementexcitement, enthusiasm, eagerness, exhilaration, thrill
- Fireworksfirework, sparklers, mortars, explosion, boom
- increasesincrease, rise, gain, boost, hike
- light effectsshine, glow, gleam, shimmer, glitter
- burst outSuddenly express emotion
- burst into tearsCry suddenly, uncontrollably
- burst into flamesCatch fire suddenly
- burst intoSuddenly begin or enter
- burst out laughingSuddenly begin guffawing
- burst inEnter suddenly, uninvited
bursting, outburst, bursts, outbursts, burst out, burst forth, microburst, airburst, microbursts