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Definition of Bust
1. Adjective. Lacking funds. "`skint' is a British slang term"
2. Verb. Ruin completely. "He busted my radio!"
Causes: Break, Fall Apart, Wear, Wear Out
Related verbs: Break, Fall Apart, Wear, Wear Out
Specialized synonyms: Break Down
Generic synonyms: Destroy, Ruin
Also: Break Apart, Break Down, Break Off, Break Up, Break Up, Bust Up
Derivative terms: Breakable, Breakage, Buster
Antonyms: Repair
3. Noun. A complete failure. "The play was a dismal flop"
Generic synonyms: Failure
Specialized synonyms: Bomb, Dud, Turkey
Derivative terms: Flop
4. Verb. Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on. "The police raided the crack house"
5. Noun. The chest of a woman.
Group relationships: Female Body
Generic synonyms: Chest, Pectus, Thorax
Derivative terms: Busty
6. Verb. Separate or cause to separate abruptly. "They bust the sheets"; "Tear the paper"
Generic synonyms: Disunite, Divide, Part, Separate
Specialized synonyms: Lacerate, Pull, Rend, Rip, Rive, Rip Up, Shred, Tear Up
Derivative terms: Rupture, Rupture, Snap, Tear, Tear
Also: Tear Apart, Tear Down, Tear Up
7. Noun. A sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person.
8. Verb. Go to pieces. "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
Generic synonyms: Crumble, Decay, Dilapidate
Specialized synonyms: Fray, Frazzle
Related verbs: Break
Also: Break Apart, Break Away, Break Off, Break Up, Wear Away, Wear Away, Wear Off
Derivative terms: Breakable, Wear
9. Noun. An occasion for excessive eating or drinking. "They went on a bust that lasted three days"
Generic synonyms: Revel, Revelry
Specialized synonyms: Piss-up
Derivative terms: Binge
10. Verb. Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully. "The dam burst"
Specialized synonyms: Shatter
Generic synonyms: Break, Come Apart, Fall Apart, Separate, Split Up
Definition of Bust
1. n. A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.
Definition of Bust
1. Noun. A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders ¹
2. Noun. The breasts and upper thorax of a woman ¹
3. Verb. To break something ¹
4. Verb. (slang) To arrest for a crime ¹
5. Verb. (slang) To catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state. ¹
6. Verb. (snowboarding) An emphatic ''to do'' ¹
7. Verb. (US informal) To reduce in rank. ¹
8. Verb. (poker) To lose all of one's chips. ¹
9. Verb. (context: blackjack) To exceed a score of 21. ¹
10. Noun. (slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation: ¹
11. Noun. (slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb. ¹
12. Noun. (sports derogatory) A player who is drafted at a high position and fails. ¹
13. Adjective. (slang) without any money, broke ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bust
1. to burst [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: burst
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bust
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