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bust

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bust

1
 n
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
2
 vn
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
a complete failure
3
 v
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
4
 adj
lacking funds
5
 n
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bust
1

n a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person

Type of:
sculpture
a three-dimensional work of plastic art

n the chest of a woman

Synonyms:
female chest
Type of:
chest, pectus, thorax
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
2

v break open or apart suddenly and forcefully

Synonyms:
burst
Types:
shatter
break into many pieces
Type of:
break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up
become separated into pieces or fragments

v separate or cause to separate abruptly

Synonyms:
rupture, snap, tear
Types:
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lacerate
cut or tear irregularly
pull, rend, rip, rive
tear or be torn violently
rip up, shred, tear up
tear into shreds
tease
tear into pieces
Type of:
disunite, divide, part, separate
force, take, or pull apart

v go to pieces

Synonyms:
break, fall apart, wear, wear out
break
ruin completely
Types:
fray, frazzle
wear away by rubbing
Type of:
crumble, decay, dilapidate
fall into decay or ruin

v ruin completely

“He busted my radio!”
Synonyms:
break
break, fall apart, wear, wear out
go to pieces
Antonyms:
bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Types:
break down
cause to fall or collapse
Type of:
destroy, ruin
destroy completely; damage irreparably

n a complete failure

Synonyms:
fizzle, flop
Types:
bomb, dud, turkey
an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
Type of:
failure
an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
3

v search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

Synonyms:
raid
Type of:
assail, attack
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
4

adj lacking funds

Synonyms:
broke, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke
poor
having little money or few possessions
5

n an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

“they went on a bust that lasted three days”
Synonyms:
binge, bout, tear
Types:
piss-up
vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking
Type of:
revel, revelry
unrestrained merrymaking
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