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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.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBUST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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   The meaning of BUST is a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast. How to use bust in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBUST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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 /

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   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.

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   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.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › bustBUST | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   bust noun [C] (MODEL) a model of someone's head and shoulders: a bronze bust of Mozart. a drug bust. an occasion when the police catch people selling or using illegal drugs: Officers arrested two men in a major drug bust last night.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionbust noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of bust noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.