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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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   What does bust mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! 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.

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   What does it mean if a person is busted?

   • slang A person who is busted is caught doing something wrong, esp. caught by the police and accused of a crime. Each of the previous booms in real house prices was followed by a bust. Employment soared during the 90s, only to plunge by nearly a third in the bust. Our attempt to start a new company was a complete bust.

   BUST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What is a financial bust?

   • A bust is a decrease in economic activity with declining growth and falling prices. Finance ministries have cut taxes and boosted public spending, which has prevented the biggest financial bust since the 1930s from triggering an economic catastrophe.

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   What is the etymology of Busto?

   • The traditional etymology of Italian busto connects it with classical Latin bustum "funeral pyre, burial mound" but the improbable notion of a transfer in sense from "burial mound" to "representation of the upper body" is not supported by the Romance evidence, which shows a clear progression "tree trunk" > "trunk of the body."

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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.

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   Contents. 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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   Define bust. bust synonyms, bust pronunciation, bust translation, English dictionary definition of bust. n. 1. A sculpture representing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest. 2. a. A woman's breasts. b. The human chest. v. bust·ed , bust·ing , busts v....

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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.

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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.

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   A bust is a decrease in economic activity with declining growth and falling prices. Finance ministries have cut taxes and boosted public spending, which has prevented the biggest financial bust since the 1930s from triggering an economic catastrophe.

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