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Meaning
Verb
●
In American English:
To break.
●
To
arrest
(someone) for a crime.
●
To
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.
●
In Snowboarding:
An
emphatic
synonym
of do or get.
●
In American English:
To reduce in rank.
●
In Finance:
To
undo
a
trade
,
generally
an
error
trade
, that has already been executed.
●
In Poker:
To
lose
all of
one's
chips.
●
To
exceed
a
score
of 21.
●
To
break in
(an animal).
●
To
break in
(a
woman
or
girl
), To deflower
●
To
ejaculate
; to
eject
semen
or to squirt.
●
In Mass media:
For a
headline
to
exceed
the amount of
space
reserved
for it.
●
In Chess:
To
refute
an
established
opening.
Noun
●
The
act
of
arresting
someone for a
crime
, or
raiding
a
suspected
criminal
operation.
●
A
police
raid
or
takedown
of a
criminal
enterprise.
●
A
failed
enterprise
; a bomb.
●
In Chess:
A
refutation
of an
opening
, or of a
previously
published
analysis.
●
A disappointment.
⚠️
In Sports:
A
player
who
fails
to
meet
expectations.
●
In Economics:
The
downward
portion
of a
boom and bust
cycle
; a recession.
●
A
spree
,
unrestrained
revel
, or
wild
party.
●
A
sculptural
portrayal
of a person's
head
and shoulders.
●
The
breasts
and
upper
thorax
of a woman.
Adj
●
Without any money,
broke
, bankrupt.
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Origin
bust
English
buste
French
busto
French
bustum
Latin
busto
Italian
busto
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Nick
Ejaculate
Break
Nab
Bust A Nut
Related
Blow
Rip
Squeeze
Knock
Pull
Tear
Bang
Crack
Drag
Boom
Bankrupt
Drop
Bail
Portrait
Throw
Crash
Recession
Dump
Lock
Toss
Flatten
Statue
Yank
Roll
Straighten
Bubble
Collapse
Dip
Jam
Downturn
Fall
Wipe
Gouge
Dig
Chest
Whip
Neckline
Pick
Haul
Shake
Belly
Snap
Sweep
Smash
Lift
Wreck
Crush
Stomp
Waist
Crown
Kick
Suck
Skull
Neck
Punch
Flush
Spit
Shove
Figure
Ream
Sculpture
Belly Up
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Rhymes
Lust
Rust
Dust
Just
Gust
Fust
Bust
Dost
Must
Trust
Joust
Crust
Bused
Sussed
August
Robust
Fussed
Bussed
Thrust
Mussed
Unjust
Cussed
Adjust
Combust
Disgust
Entrust
Encrust
Trussed
Untrust
Distrust
Mistrust
Unfussed
Discussed
Re-Entrust
Nonplussed
Undiscussed
Upper Crust
Sleep Of The Just
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