What does bust mean?
Definitions for bust
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Princeton's WordNet
flop, bust, fizzlenoun
a complete failure
"the play was a dismal flop"
female chest, bustnoun
the chest of a woman
bustnoun
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
bust, tear, binge, boutadjective
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
"they went on a bust that lasted three days"
broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-brokeverb
lacking funds
"`skint' is a British slang term"
break, bustverb
ruin completely
"He busted my radio!"
raid, bustverb
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
"The police raided the crack house"
tear, rupture, snap, bustverb
separate or cause to separate abruptly
"The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apartverb
go to pieces
"The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
burst, bustverb
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
"The dam burst"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Bustnoun
A statue representing a man to his breast.
Etymology: busto, Ital.
Agrippa, or Caligula, is a common coin, but a very extraordinary bust; and a Tiberius, a rare coin, but a common bust. Joseph Addison, on Italy.
Ambition sigh’d: she found it vain to trust
The faithless column, and the crumbling bust. Alexander Pope.
ChatGPT
bust
A bust refers to a sculpture, statue, or representation of the upper part of the human figure, including the head, neck, shoulders, and often the chest. It also can refer to a period of economic down turn or collapse, or the act of breaking, violating or catching someone in an illegal activity or action.
Webster Dictionary
Bustnoun
a piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast
Bustnoun
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
Wikidata
Bust
BUST Magazine is a women's pop culture magazine that is published bi-monthly by Debbie Stoller and Laurie Henzel.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bust
bust, n. a sculpture representing the head and breast of a person: the upper part of the human body, a woman's bosom.—adj. Bust′ed, breasted: adorned with busts. [Fr. buste; It. and Sp. busto.]
Bust
bust, n. and v. a vulgar form of Burst.—n. Bust′er, something large: a frolic: (slang) a roisterer.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bust in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bust in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of bust in a Sentence
I speak their language from the get-go, i'm not law enforcement. I'm not out there to bust them. They don't have to play the game with me. They're going to respect me and I'm going to respect them. ... I know what it is to be out there.
I love to buy bad contracts when key people go bust and I make those contracts good.
Companies which take such steps at the cost of competitiveness would probably go bust even before the next disaster occurs.
Calm down champ, I see that you are very worried to fight away from home and you are absolutely right to be, haha!, but rest assured, if necessary I'm ready to come to London and bust you up in front of your own fans!
He's lately become a reminder to me that we don't always get exactly what we want in politics, you got the job with actual power and authority. And I got a very nice marble bust.
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- إفلاسArabic
- бюст, арестувам, счупвам, разбивамBulgarian
- bustCatalan, Valencian
- busta, bystaCzech
- einlochen, BüsteGerman
- μπούστοGreek
- bustoEsperanto
- fiasco, busto, reventarSpanish
- مجسمه نیم تنهPersian
- rikkoa, ratsia, pysti, pidättää, povi, rintakuva, pidätysFinnish
- arrêter, bouziller, buste, prendre sur le fait, fiasco, choper, pincer, attraper, prendre la main dans le sac, éclater, niquer, arrestationFrench
- mellszoborHungarian
- կիսանդրիArmenian
- payudaraIndonesian
- bustoIdo
- brjóstmyndIcelandic
- sgamare, far scoppiare, acciuffare, scoppiare, fiasco, attaccare, arresto, busto, rompere, sfasciare, fare irruzione, irruzioneItalian
- חזהHebrew
- 乳房, 半身像, 胸像Japanese
- 앞가슴, 흉상Korean
- bysteNorwegian
- bij de lurven pakken, fiasco, breken, oppakken, razzia, borstbeeld, betrappen, barsten, vatten, buste, flop, arrestatieDutch
- bysteNorwegian Nynorsk
- fiasko, pierś, klapa, nalot, popiersiePolish
- bustoPortuguese
- бюст, рейд, женская грудь, налёт, облаваRussian
- bista, бистаSerbo-Croatian
- bystSwedish
- büstTurkish
- бюстUkrainian
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