A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse.

A rupture or hernia; a breach.

To break.

Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst
of speed.

To produce as an effect of bursting; as, to burst a hole
through the wall.

To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by
strain or pressure, esp. from within; to force open suddenly; as, to
burst a cannon; to burst a blood vessel; to burst open the doors.

To fly apart or in pieces; of break open; to yield to
force or pressure, especially to a sudden and violent exertion of
force, or to pressure from within; to explode; as, the boiler had
burst; the buds will burst in spring.

of Burst

To exert force or pressure by which something is made
suddenly to give way; to break through obstacles or limitations; hence,
to appear suddenly and unexpectedly or unaccountably, or to depart in
such manner; – usually with some qualifying adverb or preposition, as
forth, out, away, into, upon, through, etc.

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.