bust

See also büst

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbʌst/

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• Rhymes: -ʌst
• Homophones: bussed, bused

Etymology 1

From French buste < Italian busto, probably from Latin būstum.

Noun

bust (plural busts)

1. A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders
2. The breasts and upper thorax of a woman

Derived terms

• busty
• overbust
• underbust

Translations

sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders

Armenian: կիսանդրի (hy) (kisandri) Bulgarian: бюст (bg) m. Catalan: bust (ca) m. Croatian: bȉsta (hr) f. Czech: busta (cs) f., bysta (cs) f. Dutch: buste (nl) m. and f., borstbeeld (nl) n. Finnish: rintakuva (fi), pysti (fi) French: buste (fr) m.

German: Büste (de) f. Icelandic: brjóstmynd (is) f. Ido: busto (io) Italian: busto (it) m. Korean: 흉상 (ko) Polish: popiersie (pl) n. Russian: бюст (ru) m. Spanish: busto (es) m.

breasts and upper thorax of a woman

Bulgarian: бюст (bg) m. Dutch: buste (nl) m. and f. Finnish: povi (fi) French: buste (fr) m. Italian: busto (it) m.

Korean: 앞가슴 (ko) Polish: pierś (pl) f. Russian: бюст (ru) m. Spanish: busto (es) m.

Etymology 2

From the verb to burst.

Verb

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

1. To break something
2. (slang) To arrest for a crime
3. (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.
4. (snowboarding) An emphatic to do

   He busted huge air off that jump!

5. (US, informal) To reduce in rank.

   He busted him down to patrolman for insubordination.

6. (poker) To lose all of one's chips.
7. (blackjack) To exceed a score of 21.

Synonyms

to arrest for a crime

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Translations

alteration of burst

Dutch: barsten (nl), breken (nl) French: éclater (fr)

Italian: scoppiare (it) (intransitive), far scoppiare (it) (transitive)

to break something

Bulgarian: счупвам (bg), разбивам (bg) Dutch: breken (nl) Finnish: rikkoa (fi)

French: bouziller (fr), niquer (fr) Italian: rompere (it), sfasciare (it) Spanish: reventar (es)

(slang) to arrest for a crime

Bulgarian: арестувам (bg) Dutch: oppakken (nl), bij de lurven pakken (nl), vatten (nl) Finnish: pidättää (fi)

French: attraper (fr) German: einlochen (de) Italian: acciuffare (it), attaccare (it)

(slang) to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal

Dutch: betrappen (nl) French: pincer (fr), choper (fr)

Italian: sgamare (it)

(snowboarding) An emphatic to do

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Indonesian: meletus, meletup

Noun

bust (plural busts)

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

   a narcotics bust

2. (slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.
3. (sports, derogatory) A player who is drafted at a high position and fails.

Translations

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

Dutch: arrestatie (nl) f., razzia (nl) f. Finnish: pidätys (fi), ratsia (fi) French: arrestation (fr) f.

Italian: arresto (it) m., fare irruzione (it), irruzione (it) f. Polish: nalot (pl) m. (police raid) Russian: налёт (ru) m., облава (ru) f., рейд (ru) m.

(slang) failed enterprise

Dutch: flop (nl), fiasco (nl) n. French: fiasco (fr) m. Italian: fiasco (it) m.

Polish: klapa (pl) f., fiasko (pl) n. Spanish: fiasco (es) m.

Adjective

bust (not comparable)

1. (slang) without any money, broke

Derived terms

• bust up/bust-up
• busted (adjective)
• buster

Anagrams

• BTUs, buts, stub, tubs

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Verb

bust

1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of bussen.
2. plural imperative of bussen.