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Busting

verb
/ˈbʌstɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.verbTo break.
"I busted my cooker while trying to fix it."
2.verbTo arrest (someone) for a crime.
3.verbTo catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
4.verbAn emphatic synonym of do or get.
"He busted huge air off that jump!"
5.verbTo reduce in rank.
"He busted him down to patrolman for insubordination."
6.verbTo undo a trade, generally an error trade, that has already been executed.
7.verbTo lose all of one's chips.
8.verbTo exceed a score of 21.
9.verbTo break in (an animal).
10.verbTo ejaculate; to eject semen.
11.nounThe process of something being broken or exploded.
12.adjective(often followed by "to go to...") Urgently needing to urinate.
"Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm busting."

Synonyms

nickburstingwearbendersnapbreakruptureburstraidteartootflop

Rhymes With

disgustingdustingfistingthrustingmistinglustingdistinguetrusting
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