'bust' definitions:

Definition of 'bust'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn: broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke]
noun
A complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" [syn: flop, bust, fizzle]
noun
The chest of a woman [syn: female chest, bust]
noun
A sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
noun
An occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" [syn: bust, tear, binge, bout]
verb
Ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" [syn: break, bust] [ant: bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on]
verb
Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house" [syn: raid, bust]
verb
Separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" [syn: tear, rupture, snap, bust]
verb
Go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn: break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart]
verb
Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst" [syn: burst, bust]

Definition of 'bust'

From: GCIDE
  • bust \bust\ (b[u^]st), n. [F. buste, fr. It. busto; cf. LL. busta, bustula, box, of the same origin as E. box a case; cf., for the change of meaning, E. chest. See Bushel.]
  • 1. A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast. [1913 Webster]
  • Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust The faithless column, and the crumbling bust. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Especially: A woman's bosom[2]. [PJC]

Definition of 'bust'

From: GCIDE
  • bust \bust\ (b[u^]st), v. t. To arrest, for committing a crime; -- often used in the passive; as, the whole gang got busted. [informal] [PJC]

Definition of 'bust'

From: GCIDE
  • bust \bust\ (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 effort; -- used in phrases expressing determination to do something; as, Oregon or bust, meaning "We will get to Oregon or die trying." [PJC]

Synonyms of 'bust'

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