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Detailed Synonyms for bust in English

bust:

bust adj

  1. bust
  2. bust
    – lacking funds 1
    bust; broke; stone-broke; stony-broke; skint
    – lacking funds 1

bust [the ~] noun

  1. the bust
    the police raid; the bust
  2. the bust
    – an occasion for excessive eating or drinking 1
    the tear; the bust; the binge; the bout
    – an occasion for excessive eating or drinking 1
    • tear [the ~] noun
    • bust [the ~] noun
      • they went on a bust that lasted three days1
    • binge [the ~] noun
    • bout [the ~] noun
  3. the bust
    – a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person 1
    the bust
    – a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person 1
  4. the bust
    – the chest of a woman 1
    the bust; the female chest
    – the chest of a woman 1
  5. the bust
    – a complete failure 1
    the bust; the flop; the fizzle
    – a complete failure 1
    • bust [the ~] noun
    • flop [the ~] noun
      • the play was a dismal flop1
    • fizzle [the ~] noun

bust

  1. bust

bust verb

  1. bust
    – break open or apart suddenly and forcefully 1
    to burst; bust
    – break open or apart suddenly and forcefully 1
    • burst verb (bursts, bursted, bursting)
      • The dam burst1
    • bust verb
  2. bust
    – go to pieces 1
    to wear; to break; bust; to wear out; to fall apart
    – go to pieces 1
    • wear verb (wears, wore, wearing)
      • The gears wore out1
    • break verb (breaks, broke, breaking)
      • The lawn mower finally broke1
    • bust verb
    • wear out verb (wears out, wore out, wearing out)
    • fall apart verb (falls apart, fell apart, falling apart)
  3. bust
    – ruin completely 1
    to break; bust
    – ruin completely 1
    • break verb (breaks, broke, breaking)
    • bust verb
      • He busted my radio!1
  4. bust
    – separate or cause to separate abruptly 1
    to tear; bust; to snap; rupture
    – separate or cause to separate abruptly 1
    • tear verb (tears, tore, tearing)
      • tear the paper1
    • bust verb
    • snap verb (snaps, snapped, snapping)
      • The rope snapped1
    • rupture verb
  5. bust
    – search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on 1
    bust; to raid
    – search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on 1
    • bust verb
    • raid verb (raids, raided, raiding)
      • The police raided the crack house1

Related Words for "bust":

  • busts

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Related Definitions for "bust":

  1. lacking funds1
  2. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking1
    • they went on a bust that lasted three days1
  3. a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person1
  4. the chest of a woman1
  5. a complete failure1
  6. break open or apart suddenly and forcefully1
  7. go to pieces1
  8. ruin completely1
    • He busted my radio!1
  9. separate or cause to separate abruptly1
  10. search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on1

Related Synonyms for bust