The difference between Burst and Explode
When used as verbs, burst means to break from internal pressure, whereas explode means to destroy with an explosion.
Burst is also noun with the meaning: an act or of bursting.
check bellow for the other definitions of Burst and Explode
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Burst as a verb (intransitive):
To break from internal pressure.
Examples:
"I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst."
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Burst as a verb (transitive):
To cause to break from internal pressure.
Examples:
"I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much."
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Burst as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To cause to break by any means.
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Burst as a verb (transitive):
To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.
Examples:
"I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets."
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Burst as a verb (intransitive):
To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
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Burst as a verb (intransitive):
To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.
Examples:
"The flowers burst into bloom on the first day of spring."
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Burst as a verb (transitive):
To produce as an effect of bursting.
Examples:
"to burst a hole through the wall"
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Burst as a noun:
An act or of bursting.
Examples:
"The bursts of the bombs could be heard miles away."
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Burst as a noun:
A , often , , or .
Examples:
"synonyms spurt"
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Burst as a noun:
A series of fired from an .
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Burst as a noun (archaic):
A drinking spree.
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Explode as a verb (transitive):
To destroy with an explosion.
Examples:
"The [[assassin]] exploded the car by means of a car bomb."
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Explode as a verb (transitive):
To destroy violently or abruptly.
Examples:
"They sought to explode the myth."
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Explode as a verb (transitive):
To create an exploded view of.
Examples:
"Explode the assembly drawing so that all the fasteners are visible."
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Explode as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To disprove or debunk.
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Explode as a verb (intransitive):
To blast, to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
Examples:
"The bomb explodes."
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Explode as a verb (figuratively, intransitive):
To make a violent or emotional outburst.
Examples:
"She exploded when I criticised her hat."
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Explode as a verb (computing, programming, [[PHP]]):
To break (a delimited string of text) into several smaller strings by removing the separators.
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Explode as a verb (transitive, computing):
To decompress (data) that was previously imploded.