a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning"
suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted' is an informal term for `burst'); "a burst balloon"; "burst pipes"; "burst seams"; "a ruptured appendix"; "a busted balloon"
break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst"
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"
emerge suddenly; "The sun burst into view"
move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night"
a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!"
move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky"
ride over, along, or through; "Ride the freeways of California"
be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"
climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs"
sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town"
continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride"
lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor"
be sustained or supported or borne; "His glasses rode high on his nose"; "The child rode on his mother's hips"; "She rode a wave of popularity"; "The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name"
the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"
terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"
terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"