burst vs deflate

burst

verb
  • To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter. 

  • To cause to break from internal pressure. 

  • To break from internal pressure. 

  • To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines. 

  • To produce as an effect of bursting. 

  • To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting. 

  • To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly. 

noun
  • An act or instance of bursting. 

  • A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm. 

  • A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display. 

  • The explosion of a bomb or missile. 

deflate

verb
  • To become deflated. 

  • To let down or disappoint. 

  • To belch or flatulate 

  • To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices. 

  • To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink 

  • To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre 

  • To compress (data) according to a particular algorithm. 

How often have the words burst and deflate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )