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bust   (TTS Sound)

The noun bust has 4 senses

• flop, bust, fizzle -- (a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop")


• female chest, bust -- (the chest of a woman)


• bust -- (a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person)


• bust, tear, binge, bout -- (an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days")

The verb bust has 5 senses

• break, bust -- (ruin completely; "He busted my radio!")


• raid, bust -- (search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house")


• tear, rupture, snap, bust -- (separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper")


• break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart -- (go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely")


• burst, bust -- (break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst")

The adj bust has 1 sense

• broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke -- (lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term")