bust has definitions from the fields of fine art,military
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[ verb ] ruin completely

Synonyms

break

Examples

"He busted my radio!"

Used in print

(W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)

He do n't care at_all , and I do n't care to get my head busted neither .

2
[ noun ] (fine art) a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person

Related terms

sculpture

3
[ verb ] break open or apart suddenly and forcefully

Synonyms

burst

Examples

"The dam burst"

Related terms

break shatter

4
[ verb ] go to pieces

Examples

"The lawn mower finally broke" "The gears wore out" "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

5
[ noun ] a complete failure

Synonyms

flop

Examples

"the play was a dismal flop"

Related terms

failure turkey break

6
[ verb ] separate or cause to separate abruptly

Synonyms

tear snap rupture

Examples

"The rope snapped" "tear the paper"

7
[ verb ] (military) search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

Synonyms

raid

Examples

"The police raided the crack house"

Related terms

attack foray

8
[ adjective ] lacking funds

Examples

"`skint' is a British slang term"

Related terms

poor

9
[ noun ] an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

Examples

"they went on a bust that lasted three days"

Related terms

revel piss-up gorge

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