bust
/bʌst/
adjective
- Broken or not working.
- The elevator is bust again; we have to take the stairs.
- The old TV is bust, so we need a new one.
- My phone screen is bust after dropping it.
- Bankrupt or financially ruined.
- He lost everything and ended up bust.
- After the recession, many small businesses went bust.
- The company is bust and cannot pay its debts.
noun
- A sculpture of a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest.
- She sculpted a bust of her grandfather for art class.
- A bronze bust of the founder stands in the library lobby.
- The museum displayed a marble bust of the ancient poet.
- A woman's chest or breasts.
- She measured her bust size before ordering the blouse.
- The dress was designed to fit a smaller bust.
- The mannequin had a 36-inch bust.
- A failure or collapse, especially in business or finance.
- After the boom, the housing market experienced a bust.
- His first business venture was a complete bust.
- The company's expansion led to a financial bust.
- A police raid or arrest.
- The drug bust made headlines across the city.
- Police conducted a bust at the illegal gambling den.
- The bust resulted in several arrests.
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verb
- To break, smash, or damage something.
- The kids busted their toy truck by playing too rough.
- He accidentally busted the window with a baseball.
- She busted the lock trying to open the old chest.
- To arrest or raid by police.
- Police busted the party for underage drinking.
- He was busted for driving without a license.
- The officers busted the thieves as they left the store.
- To work very hard (often 'bust a gut' or 'bust one's ass' but in clean contexts, 'bust' alone).
- They busted all day to finish the project on time.
- The team busted through the final challenge.
- She busted to get the garden ready before the rain.
- To reduce in rank or status; to demote.
- The officer was busted to private for insubordination.
- They busted him down a grade for breaking the rules.
- He got busted from manager to assistant after the mistake.