 bust |
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| 1. | [ verb ] ruin completely | |
| Synonyms: | break | |
| Examples: | "He busted my radio!" |
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| Related terms: | repair destroy break_down bust_up sever analyze disassemble disassemble chip break breakage buster break | |
| 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" |
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| Related terms: | break shatter | |
| 4. | [ verb ] go to pieces | |
| Synonyms: | wear_out wear fall_apart break | |
| Examples: | "The lawn mower finally broke" "The gears wore out" "The old chair finally fell apart completely" |
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| Related terms: | decay fray chip chip crash crash wear_away wear_away whittle_away break wear | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a complete failure | |
| Synonyms: | flop | |
| Examples: | "the play was a dismal flop" |
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| Related terms: | failure turkey break | |
| 6. | [ verb ] separate or cause to separate abruptly | |
| Synonyms: | tear snap rupture | |
| Examples: | "The rope snapped" "tear the paper" |
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| Related terms: | separate rend lacerate shred level shred pan rip snap tear | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (military) search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on | |
| Synonyms: | raid | |
| Examples: | "The police raided the crack house" |
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| Related terms: | attack foray | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] lacking funds | |
| Synonyms: | broke stony-broke stone-broke skint | |
| Examples: | "`skint' is a British slang term" |
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| Related terms: | poor | |
| 9. | [ noun ] an occasion for excessive eating or drinking | |
| Synonyms: | bender binge toot booze-up bout tear | |
| Examples: | "they went on a bust that lasted three days" |
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| Related terms: | revel piss-up gorge | |
| Similar spelling: |
busty Buist Buchta bucket |
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