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burst

v. emerge suddenly; "The sun burst into view"

burst

v. move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night"

explode, burst

v. burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"

break, burst, erupt

v. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"

burst, explode, burst outward

v. burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"

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burst, ruptured

adj. suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted' is an informal term for `burst'); "a burst balloon"; "burst pipes"; "burst seams"; "a ruptured appendix"; "a busted balloon"

tear, rupture, snap, bust

v. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

burst, explode, burst outward

v. burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"

empty, discharge

v. become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"

fire

v. bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"

rail

v. fish with a handline over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"

erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate

v. start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"

fracture

v. break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"

shatter

v. cause to break into many pieces; "shatter the plate"

crash, go down

v. stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"

tear, rupture, snap, bust

v. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

shatter

v. cause to break into many pieces; "shatter the plate"

pop

v. burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"

burst

v. move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night"

bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down

adj. in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"

bent, crumpled, dented

adj. of metal e.g.; "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front end"; "dented fenders"

rent, blasted, ripped, torn

adj. disrupted by the pull of contrary forces; "torn between love and hate"; "torn by conflicting loyalties"; "torn by religious dissensions"

broken-backed

adj. having the spine damaged; "a broken-backed book"; "a broken-backed old horse"

burned-out, burnt-out, burned out, burnt out

adj. damaged or destroyed by or as if by fire: "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars"; "a burned-out picture tube"

corroded

adj. eaten away as by acid or oxidation

cracked, crackled, crazed

adj. of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide

marred, defaced

adj. having the surface damaged or disfigured

weakened

adj. made weak or weaker

knocked-out(a)

adj. damaged; "the gym has some of the most knocked-out equipment since Vic Tanny"

mangled, mutilated

adj. (of compositions e.g.) damaged; "a mutilated text"

peeling

adj. having the paint loose and peeling away; "a dilapidated house with peeling paint"; "peeling row houses"

scraped, scratched

adj. having surface damage

storm-beaten

adj. damaged by storm

implode, go off

v. burst inward; "The bottle imploded"

implode, go off

v. burst inward; "The bottle imploded"

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