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- Dictionarybust/bʌst/
verb
- 1. break, split, or burst: "they bust the tunnel wide open" Similar
- 2. (of the police) raid or search (premises where illegal activity is suspected): North American "my flat got busted" Similar
noun
- 1. a period of economic difficulty or depression: "the boom was followed by the present bust"
- 2. a raid or arrest by the police: "a drug bust"
adjective
- 1. damaged or broken: British "the vacuum cleaner's bust"
- 2. bankrupt: "six of their sponsors have gone bust"
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BUST definition: 1. a woman's breasts, or the measurement around a woman's breasts and back: 2. a model of the head…. Learn more.
1. art: a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast. has a bust of Abraham Lincoln in his office. 2. : the upper part of the human torso between neck and waist. especially: the breasts of a woman. her bust size. bust. 2 of 4. verb.
If you bust something, you have broken it. A bust can also be a statue of someone from the shoulders up. Be careful to not bust a bust on your next field trip! Several meanings of bust are pretty discouraging. You might describe your business as bust if it's totally out of money, for example.
1. Informal. a. To smash or break, especially forcefully: "Mr. Luger worked it with a rake, busting up the big clods, making a flat brown table"(Garrison Keillor). b. To render inoperable or unusable: busted the vending machine by putting in foreign coins. 2. To cause to come to an end; break up: an attempt to bust the union. 3.
If you bust something, you break it or damage it so badly that it cannot be used. They will have to bust the door to get him out. American English : bust / ˈbʌst /
bust. noun. /bʌst/ Idioms. a stone or metal model of a person’s head, shoulders and chest. a marble bust of Napoleon. The prime minister unveiled a bust of the former president. Topics Art c2. Want to learn more?
bust. 1. [ buhst ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject. the chest or breast, especially a woman's bosom. bust. 2. [ buhst ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. verb (used without object)
BUST definition: 1. to break or damage something: 2. If the police bust someone, they catch them and accuse them of…. Learn more.
to make a great effort to do something. It’s a problem which nobody is going to bust a gut trying to solve. I busted my chops to get into law school. These guys were busting their butts on the field, trying to excel at athletics. Topics Success c2. bust (out) some moves/a move. (informal) to dance.
[Informal.]something unsuccessful; a failure: The play turned out to be a real bust. a sudden economic decline; depression: a bust in the economy. Slang Terms Slang. an arrest: The rookie got credit for the bust of the Mafia boss. a police raid. adj. [go + ~] Informal Terms Informal. bankrupt; broke: Our business went bust after the war.
