burst up

verb

To explode.

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Meanings

verbburst up (third-person singular simple present bursts up, present participle bursting up, simple past and past participle burst up)

present singular third person bursts up · participle present bursting up

  1. colloquialdatedTo explode.
  2. colloquialdatedTo fail; to go bankrupt.
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APA

burst up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burst%20up

MLA

“burst up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burst%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burst up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burst%20up.

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