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I. noun
Etymology: French buste, from Italian busto, from Latin bustum tomb
Date: 1645
1. a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
2. the upper part of the human torso between neck and waist; especially the breasts of a woman
II. verb
(busted; also bust; busting)
Etymology: alteration of burst
Date: 1806
transitive verb
1.
a. to break or smash especially with force; also to make inoperative <busted my watch> b. to bring an end to ; break up <helped bust trusts — Newsweek> — often used with up <better not try to bust up his happy marriage — Forbes> c. to ruin financially d. exhaust, wear out — used in phrases like bust one's butt to describe making a strenuous effort e. to give a hard time to — often used in phrases like bust one's chops 2. tame <bronco busting> 3. demote 4. slang a. arrest <busted for carrying guns — Saul Gottlieb> b. raid <busted the apartment> 5. hit, slug intransitive verb 1. to go broke 2. a. burst <laughing fit to bust> b. break down 3. a. to lose at cards by exceeding a limit (as the count of 21 in blackjack) b. to fail to complete a straight or flush in poker III. noun Date: 1840 1. a. spree b. a hearty drinking session <a beer bust> 2. a. a complete failure ; flop b. a business depression 3. punch, sock 4. slang a. a police raid b. arrest 2 IV. adjective or busted Date: 1837 bankrupt, broke <go bust>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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bust-up — ˈbust up noun [countable] 1. when a unit such as a company or department is broken into parts 2. JOURNALISM when people disagree strongly: • a boardroom bust up, when the chief executive walked out after six weeks in the job * * * bust up UK US… … Financial and business terms
bust-up — n informal 1.) the end of a relationship bust up of ▪ the bust up of their marriage →bust up at ↑bust1 2.) BrE a very bad quarrel or fight ▪ Cathy and I had a real bust up yesterday … Dictionary of contemporary English
bust-up — bust ups 1) N COUNT A bust up is a serious quarrel, often resulting in the end of a relationship. [INFORMAL] She had had this bust up with her family. Syn: row 2) N COUNT A bust up is a fight. [BRIT, INFORMAL] ...a bust up which she says left her … English dictionary
bust — [n1] chest of human bosom, breast, chest, front; concept 392 bust [n2] arrest for illegal action apprehension, arrest, capture, cop, detention, nab, pickup, pinch, raid, search, seizure; concepts 298,317 Ant. exoneration bust [v1] … New thesaurus
bust — ust (b[u^]st), v. i. 1. To break or burst. [informal] [PJC] 2. (Card Playing) In blackjack, to draw a card that causes one s total to exceed twenty one. [PJC] 3. To go bankrupt. [PJC] {to go bust} to go bankrupt. {or bust} or collapse from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bust — may refer to: * Bust (sculpture), a sculpture depicting a person s head and shoulders * Bust (magazine), a feminist pop culture magazine * An alternative term for an arrest. * An alternative term for human breasts. * A song by Outkast from… … Wikipedia
bust — Ⅰ. bust [1] ► NOUN 1) a woman s breasts. 2) a sculpture of a person s head, shoulders, and chest. ORIGIN French buste, from Latin bustum tomb, sepulchral monument . Ⅱ. bust [2] informal … English terms dictionary
bust — bust1 [bust] n. [Fr buste < It busto] 1. a piece of sculpture representing the head, shoulders, and upper chest of a human body 2. the human bosom; esp., the breasts of a woman SYN. BREAST bust2 [bust] Informal vt. [orig., dial. var. of … English World dictionary
bust|ed — «BUHS tihd», adjective. 1. Slang. broken. 2. Informal. ruined; bankrupt. busted, combining form. having a bust: »Full busted = having a full bust … Useful english dictionary
