Meaning of bust in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

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

• The breasts and upper thorax of a woman.

• The downward portion of a boom and bust cycle; a recession.

• A police raid or takedown of a criminal enterprise.

• A disappointment.

noun

• The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.

  Example: a narcotics bust

• A failed enterprise; a bomb.

• A refutation of an opening, or of a previously published analysis.

• A player who fails to meet expectations.

verb

• To break.

  Example: I busted my cooker while trying to fix it.

• 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.

• An emphatic synonym of do or get.

  Example: He busted huge air off that jump!

• To reduce in rank.

  Example: He busted him down to patrolman for insubordination.

• To undo a trade, generally an error trade, that has already been executed.

• To lose all of one's chips.

• To exceed a score of 21.

• To break in (an animal).

• To ejaculate; to eject semen.

adjective

• Without any money, broke, bankrupt.

  Example: After months of financial problems, the company finally went bust.