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31bust — 01. My little brother [bust] his arm when he fell out of the cherry tree. 02. The police [busted] him for possession of marijuana. 03. Marius has a [bust] of Beethoven on his piano to inspire him when he plays. 04. Hailey kind of slouches over… …
32bust — 1. n. a failure. □ The whole project was a bust from the beginning. □ My whole life is a bust. 2. tv. to reduce someone’s rank. (Originally military, now also in civilian use as with the police.) □ I’m going to bust you to private! …
33bust — bust1 /bust/, n. 1. a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, esp. a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject. 2. the chest or breast, esp. a woman s bosom. [1685… …
34bust — I. /bʌst / (say bust) noun 1. the head and shoulders of a person done in sculpture, either in the round or in relief. 2. the chest or breast; the bosom. {French buste, from Italian busto, of unknown origin} II. /bʌst / (say bust) Colloquial –verb …
35bust — 1 verb past tense and past participle bust BrE bused AmE (T) informal 1 BREAK to break something: I bust my watch this morning. | Tony busted the door down. 2 POLICE informal a) bust sb (for sth) if the police bust someone, they charge them with… …
36bust — ban·do·bust; bun·do·bust; bust·er; bust; ro·bust·ly; ro·bust·ness; block·bust·ing; com·bust; ro·bust; …
37bust — I. noun Etymology: French buste, from Italian busto, from Latin bustum tomb Date: 1645 1. a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast 2. the upper part …
38bust up — phrasal verb Word forms bust up : present tense I/you/we/they bust up he/she/it busts up present participle busting up past tense bust up or busted up past participle bust up or busted up informal 1) [intransitive] British to have an argument and …
39bust up — verb smash or break forcefully The kid busted up the car • Syn: ↑wreck, ↑wrack • Derivationally related forms: ↑wrack (for: ↑wrack), ↑wreck ( …
40bust — I Australian Slang 1. catch (someone) doing something illegal; to cop: We were busted smoking behind the dunnies ; 2. reduce in rank or grade; demote; 3. raid (an illegal establishment); 4. police raid; 5. arrest; 6. bankrupt II Cumbrian… …
