Burst
Burst verb - To break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Demonstrated nicely when the Golem breaks the massive bar of the Ghetto gate to burst it open — instead of just lifting it by the appropriate handle.
Source: Film / The Golem -
Right before the huge burst of golden light caused by your team blows the Tree open and purifies the surrounding area, you could tell from Sakaki and Feldman's faces that they were in utter despair.
- After hitting four brains, the Negativitron retreats through the wall he burst in through, and two paths on the ground (leading to the same area) open.
Source: Sequential Boss
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Open and Burst. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/burst/open
Burst & Open. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/burst/open>.
Open or Burst. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/burst/open.
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