BURST

Definitions

1. 1. A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion; as, a burst of thunder; a burst of applause; a burst of passion; a burst of inspiration. Bursts of fox-hunting melody. W. Irving.
2. 2. Any brief, violent evertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed.
3. 3. A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse. [R.] "A fine burst of country." Jane Austen.
4. 4. A rupture of hernia; a breach.