toburst

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Definition of toburst in English English dictionary

To burst apart; break in pieces

To burst or break in pieces

Etymology

() From Middle English tobursten, tobresten, from Old English tōberstan (“to burst asunder, shatter”), from Proto-Germanic *tō-bristanan (“to burst asunder”), equivalent to to- +‎ burst. Cognate with Old Saxon tebrestan, German zerbersten.