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Busts

noun
/bʌsts/
Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounA sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.
2.nounThe breasts and upper thorax of a woman.
3.nounThe downward portion of a boom and bust cycle; a recession.
4.nounA police raid or takedown of a criminal enterprise.
5.nounA disappointment.
6.nounThe act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.
"a narcotics bust"
7.nounA failed enterprise; a bomb.
8.nounA refutation of an opening, or of a previously published analysis.
9.nounA player who fails to meet expectations.
10.verbTo break.
"I busted my cooker while trying to fix it."
11.verbTo arrest (someone) for a crime.
12.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.
13.verbAn emphatic synonym of do or get.
"He busted huge air off that jump!"
14.verbTo reduce in rank.
"He busted him down to patrolman for insubordination."
15.verbTo undo a trade, generally an error trade, that has already been executed.
16.verbTo lose all of one's chips.
17.verbTo exceed a score of 21.
18.verbTo break in (an animal).
19.verbTo ejaculate; to eject semen.

Synonyms

nickwearbendersnapbreakruptureburstraidteartootflopfall apart

Rhymes With

guststhruststrustsadjuststrystsdistrustsdustslusts
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