Complete Definition of "bust"

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Pronunciation
IPA|/'b�st/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�st|-�st

Etymology

  1. (noun) From F. buste.
  2. (verb) From the verb burst#Verb|to burst.

Adjective
en-adj|-

  1. slang without any money, broke

Noun
en-noun

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  1. the sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders
  2. the breasts and upper thorax of a woman
  3. slang the act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation: a narcotics bust
  4. slang a failed enterprise; a bomb

Translations
trans-top|the sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders
Bulgarian: �� m
Finnish: rintakuva, pysti
French: buste
German: Büste f
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Italian: busto m
Spanish: busto m
Polish: popiersie m
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trans-top|the breasts and upper thorax of a woman
Bulgarian: �� m
Finnish: povi
French: buste
trans-mid
Italian: busto m
Spanish: busto m
Polish: popiersie m
trans-bottom

trans-top|(slang) the act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation
Finnish: pidätys
trans-mid
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trans-top|(slang) a failed enterprise
Italian: fiasco m
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ttbc|Ido: busto
mid

Verb
en-verb

  1. alteration of burst
  2. to break something
  3. slang to arrest for a crime
  4. slang to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal.
  5. snowboarding: An emphatic to do

#:He busted huge air off that jump!

Translations
trans-top|alteration of burst
Italian: scoppiare (intransitive), far scoppiare (transitive)
trans-mid
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trans-top|to break something
Bulgarian: а�е���вам
Finnish: rikkoa
trans-mid
Italian: rompere, sfasciare
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trans-top|(slang) to arrest for a crime
Finnish: pidättää
trans-mid
Italian: acciuffare, attaccare
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trans-top|(slang) to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal
Italian: sgamare
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trans-top|(snowboarding): An emphatic to do
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ttbc|Dutch: barsten
mid
ttbc|Indonesian: letus|meletus, letup|meletup

See also
busted, bust up, buster, Bustenhalter

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