WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
burst forth v 1: jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The attackers leapt out from the bushes" [syn: leap out, rush out, sally out, burst forth] 2: be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger exploded" [syn: explode, burst forth, break loose] 3: come into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past" [syn: effloresce, burst forth]