See Also: burst 1, verb(dictionary)
burst(2)(dictionary)
Burst(medicine)
to-burst(dictionary)
burst(1)(dictionary)
metabolic burst(medicine)
spider-burst(medicine)
Respiratory burst(health)
respiratory burst(medicine)
burst 2, noun(dictionary)

carbonate(1) (iou) and burst 1, verb (oh)


carbonate(1) (iou)



carbonate noun. L18.
[from CARBON noun + -ATE1.]
Chemistry. A salt or ester of carbonic acid.
carbonate of lime: see LIME noun1.

burst 1, verb (oh)



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1 ?break open?
2 be bursting with something
3 ?move suddenly?
4 burst open
5 be bursting to do something
6 be bursting
7 burst somebody's bubble
8 burst its banks
Phrasal verbs
burst in on/upon somebody/something
burst into something
burst onto/upon/on something
burst out
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[Language: Old English; Origin: berstan]
?BREAK OPEN?
[I and T] if something bursts or if you burst it, it breaks open or apart suddenly and violently so that its contents come out
::The pipes had burst and the house was under two feet of water.
be bursting with sth
to have a lot of something or be filled with something
::John was bursting with ideas and good humour.
::The shops are bursting with Food.
be bursting with pride/energy/excitement etc
::Your mum's bursting with pride for you.
?MOVE SUDDENLY?
[I always + adverb/preposition] to move somewhere suddenly or quickly, especially into or out of a place
burst into/through/in etc
::Jo burst into the room.
burst open
to open suddenly
::The door burst open and Tom ran into the room.
be bursting to do sth
informal to want to do something very much
::Zach was bursting to tell them something.
be bursting
a) BrE informal to need to go to the toilet very soon
b) also be bursting at the seams
to be so full that nothing else can fit inside
burst sb's bubble
informal to destroy someone's beliefs or hopes about something
::Steve was so happy I couldn't bear to burst his bubble.
burst its banks
if a river bursts its banks, water from it goes on to the land
-see also full (up) to bursting at full 1 (1), burst the bubble at bubble 1 (6), the bubble bursts at bubble 1 (5)
burst in on/upon / [burst in on/upon sb/sth] phr v
to interrupt something by entering a room, in a way that embarrasses you or Other people
::I'm sorry to burst in on you like this.
burst into [burst into sth] phr v
to suddenly begin to make a sound, especially to start singing, crying, or laughing
::Claire looked as if she were about to burst into tears .
::Suddenly, the group burst into laughter .
::Lydia burst into song .
burst into flames/flame
to suddenly start to burn very strongly
::Their car crashed and burst into flames.
burst onto/upon/on [burst onto/upon/on sth] phr v
to suddenly appear and become very successful
::The band burst onto the Music scene in 1997.
burst out phr v
burst out laughing/crying/singing etc
to suddenly start to laugh, cry etc
::Everyone in the room burst out laughing.
to suddenly say something in a forceful way
::'I don't believe it!' she burst out angrily.
-see also outburst (1)