burst at the seams in English

Forms: bursts at the seams [present, singular, third-person], bursting at the seams [participle, present], burst at the seams [participle, past], burst at the seams [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|burst<,,burst> at the seams}} burst at the seams (third-person singular simple present bursts at the seams, present participle bursting at the seams, simple past and past participle burst at the seams)

Inflected forms

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bursts at the seams",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bursting at the seams",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "burst at the seams",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "burst at the seams",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "burst<,,burst> at the seams"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2020 June 3, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: HS2 progress: \"volume of activity is growing\"”, in Rail, page 11",
          "text": "\"HS2 is based on the West Coast Main Line bursting at the seams. Both that and the East Coast Main Line are at bursting point for capacity.",
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        }
      ],
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        "To be too full; to hold more than can be comfortably accommodated."
      ],
      "id": "en-burst_at_the_seams-en-verb-CJdlZJZg",
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "praskat ve švech"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "aus allen Nähten platzen"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "pękać w szwach"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "burst at the seams"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bursts at the seams",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bursting at the seams",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "burst at the seams",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "burst at the seams",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "burst<,,burst> at the seams"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "ref": "2020 June 3, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: HS2 progress: \"volume of activity is growing\"”, in Rail, page 11",
          "text": "\"HS2 is based on the West Coast Main Line bursting at the seams. Both that and the East Coast Main Line are at bursting point for capacity.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be too full; to hold more than can be comfortably accommodated."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "praskat ve švech"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "aus allen Nähten platzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "pękać w szwach"
    }
  ],
  "word": "burst at the seams"
}

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"burst at the seams" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms