bust in English dictionary

  • bust

    Meanings and definitions of "bust"

    • A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders
    • The breasts and upper thorax of a woman
    • (slang) To catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
    • (snowboarding) An emphatic to do
    • He busted huge air off that jump!
    • (US, informal) To reduce in rank.
    • He busted him down to patrolman for insubordination.
    • (poker) To lose all of one's chips.
    • (blackjack) To exceed a score of 21.
    • (slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation:
    • (slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.
    • (slang) without any money, broke
    • adjective
      (slang)
      Without any money, broke.
    • noun
      A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.
    • noun
      The breasts and upper thorax of a woman.
    • noun
      (slang)
      The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.
    • noun
      (slang)
      A failed enterprise; a bomb.
    • noun
      (sports, derogatory)
      A player who fails to meet expectations.
    • noun
      (chess, informal)
      A refutation of an opening, or of previously published analysis.
    • verb
      To break something.
    • verb
      (slang)
      To arrest for a crime.
    • verb
      (slang)
      To catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
    • verb
      (snowboarding)
      An emphatic synonym of [i]do or get.[/i]
    • verb
      (US, informal)
      To reduce in rank.
    • verb
      (poker)
      To lose all of one's chips.
    • verb
      (blackjack)
      To exceed a score of 21.
    • sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders
    • breasts and upper thorax of a woman
    • To break something
    • (slang) To arrest for a crime
    • alteration of burst
    • (slang) to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal
    • (slang) act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation
    • (slang) failed enterprise
    • Police raid done by surprise in a given place, for inspection of suspected people.
    • bust (statue)
    • half-length statue or portrait
    • Representation of a man from its head to his shoulders, mostly made of bronze or marble.
    • The fleshy organ on the chest of a sexually mature human female containing mammary glands.
    • adjective
      lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term"
    • noun
      an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
    • noun
      a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"
    • noun
      a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
    • noun
      the chest of a woman
    • verb
      break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"
    • verb
      go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
    • verb
      ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"
    • verb
      search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"
    • verb
      separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

    Synonyms of "bust" in English dictionary

    fizzle, pectus, divide are the top synonyms of "bust" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "bust" in English dictionary

    repair is the antonym of "bust" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of bust

    • lm  liczba mnoga busts
    • bust ( third-person singular simple present busts, present participle busting, simple past and past participle busted)
    • bust ( plural  busts)
    • bust ( not comparable)
    • bust (not comparable)
    • bust (plural busts)
    • bust (third-person singular simple present busts, present participle busting, simple past and past participle busted)
  • Bust

    Meanings and definitions of "bust"

    • Bust (sculpture)

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