burst vs spout

burst

verb
  • To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly. 

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

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. 

spout

verb
  • To speak tediously or pompously. 

  • To gush forth in a jet or stream 

  • To eject water or liquid in a jet. 

  • To utter magniloquently; to recite in an oratorical or pompous manner. 

noun
  • A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged. [[File:Spout (PSF).png|thumb|]] 

  • A hollow stump formed when a tree branch breaks off. 

  • A stream of liquid. 

  • The mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale. 

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