Commentary: Syntax
Examples:
The bubbles burst.
The champagne bottle burst.
The ice burst the pipes in the basement.
Despite all efforts, the dam burst.
Don't burst my bubble, seriously.
The Jack burst from the box.
The dinner was bursting with flavor.
Don was bursting at every seam with his own importance.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: burst.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3, 7, 8
Commentary: Syntax
Examples:
Little children make her burst with joy!
She was so overcome that she burst into tears.
Katie was bursting with excitement to tell her brother.
The trees burst into striking fall color.
I threw the book onto the fire and it burst into flames.
The crowd burst into chatter.
Nadya spontaneously burst into song.
Mappings:
VerbNet: appear-48.1.1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: burst.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 6
Commentary: Syntax
Examples:
The stock burst upward following the news.
As Icarus burst through the clouds, the sun began to melt his wings
of wax.
Vice President Cheney burst into the press room, growling.
He burst out of the house.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: burst.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 5