Alternative spelling of airburst

Of flowers of buds, to bloom suddenly or in a short period of time.

(informal, chiefly UK) Wholeheartedly

plural of burst-up

(dated, colloquial) A collapse; failure; bankruptcy.

(dated, colloquial) To explode. / (dated, colloquial) To fail; to go bankrupt.

To be too full; to hold more than can be comfortably accommodated.

present participle of burst at the seams

The point at which capacity is exceeded and something cannot take any more. / The point at which emotional self-control is lost.

(television) An analogue composite video signal with a black picture, used as a reference signal to synchronise timings.