BUST

broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke

(adjective) lacking funds; “‘skint’ is a British slang term”

bust, tear, binge, bout

(noun) an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; “they went on a bust that lasted three days”

bust

(noun) a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person

flop, bust, fizzle

(noun) a complete failure; “the play was a dismal flop”

burst, bust

(verb) break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; “The dam burst”

break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart

(verb) go to pieces; “The lawn mower finally broke”; “The gears wore out”; “The old chair finally fell apart completely”

break, bust

(verb) ruin completely; “He busted my radio!”

tear, rupture, snap, bust

(verb) separate or cause to separate abruptly; “The rope snapped”; “tear the paper”

raid, bust

(verb) search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; “The police raided the crack house”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

bust (plural busts)

A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.

The breasts and upper thorax of a woman.

(economics) The downward portion of a boom and bust cycle; a recession.

(slang) A police raid or takedown of a criminal enterprise.

(slang) A disappointment.

Etymology 2

Verb

bust (third-person singular simple present busts, present participle busting, simple past and past participle bust or busted)

(transitive, colloquial, mostly, US) To break.

(transitive, slang) To arrest (someone) for a crime.

(transitive, slang) 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.

(snowboarding) An emphatic synonym of do or get.

(US, informal) To reduce in rank.

(poker) To lose all of one's chips.

(blackjack) To exceed a score of 21.

(transitive, slang) To break in (an animal).

(intransitive, slang) To ejaculate; to eject semen.

Synonyms

• (to arrest for a crime): nick

Noun

bust (plural busts)

(slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.

(slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.

(chess, informal) A refutation of an opening, or of a previously published analysis.

(sports, derogatory) A player who fails to meet expectations.

Adjective

bust (not comparable)

(slang) Without any money, broke, bankrupt.

Anagrams

• BTUs, TBUs, but's, buts, stub, tubs

Source: Wiktionary

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Bust, n. Etym: [F. buste, fr. It. busto; cf. LL. busta, bustula, box, of the same origin as E. box a case; cf., for the change of meaning, E. chest. See Bushel.]

1. A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast. Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust The faithless column, and the crumbling bust. Pope.

2. The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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