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   bust

   /bʌst/

   verb

   • 1. break, split, or burst: "they bust the tunnel wide open" Similar breakcracksnapfractureshattersmashsmash to smithereensfragmentsplinterdisintegratefall to bitsfall to piecessplitburstrupturetearrendseverseparatedividerare:shiver
   • ▪ (of a group or couple) separate, typically after a quarrel: "now they've bust up, she won't inherit the house"
   • ▪ violently disrupt: "men hired to bust up union rallies"
   • ▪ strike violently: North American "Tamara bust him in the eye"
   • ▪ escape: "she busted out of prison"
   • ▪ (in blackjack and similar card games) exceed the score of 21, so losing one's stake.
   • 2. (of the police) raid or search (premises where illegal activity is suspected): North American "my flat got busted" Similar raidsearchmake a search ofswoop onmake a raid oninformal:do over
   • ▪ arrest: "two roadies were busted for drugs" Similar arrestapprehendtake into custodyseizetake intake prisonerdetainput in jailthrow in jailinformal:pick uprun inpull inhaul incopnabnaildocollarfeel someone's collarpinchnickOpposite release
   • ▪ be caught in the act of doing something wrong: "I sneaked up on them and told them they were busted"
   • ▪ reduce (a soldier) to a lower rank; demote: US "he was busted to private"

   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"
   • 3. a worthless thing: "cynics remain convinced the political process is a bust"
   • 4. a violent blow: North American "a bust on the snout"

   adjective

   • 1. damaged or broken: British "the vacuum cleaner's bust"
   • 2. bankrupt: "six of their sponsors have gone bust"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (originally in the sense ‘burst, break, fall to pieces’): variant of burst.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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