bust

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈbəst

art : a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast

has a bust of Abraham Lincoln in his office

: the upper part of the human torso between neck and waist

especially : the breasts of a woman

her bust size

bust

2 of 4

verb

busted also bust; busting

transitive verb

: to break or smash especially with force

bust a window

also : to make inoperative

busted my watch

: to bring an end to : break up

helped bust trusts

Newsweek

—often used with up

better not try to bust up his happy marriage — Forbes

: to ruin financially

the game of cheaters, which has busted more men than blackjack

Arthur Mayse

: exhaust, wear out

—used in phrases like bust one's butt to describe making a strenuous effort

: to tease or give a hard time to

—often used in phrases like bust one's chops

I'm just busting your chops.

: tame

bronco busting

: demote

busted them to the bottom of the seniority list

Time

slang

: arrest

busted for carrying guns

Saul Gottlieb

: raid

busted the apartment

: hit, slug

felt like busting him in the face

informal : to execute or perform (a difficult, elaborate, or acrobatic movement, as when dancing)

bust a dance move

Hot Hot Heat's jittery, caffeinated rhythms and disco grooves are helping persuade punk kids to bust a move …

Christian Hoard

intransitive verb

: to go broke

: burst

laughing fit to bust

: break down

Her camera busted.

card games : to lose at cards by exceeding a limit (such as the count of 21 in blackjack)

poker : to fail to complete a straight (see straight entry 4 sense 3) or flush

bust

3 of 4

noun (2)

: spree

: a hearty drinking session

a beer bust

: a complete failure : flop

economics : a business depression (see depression sense 2)

boom and bust

: punch, sock

a good bust on the nose

J. T. Farrell

law enforcement, slang

: a police raid (see raid entry 1 sense 2b)

: arrest sense 1

made a couple of drug busts

bust

4 of 4

adjective

variants or busted

ˈbə-stəd

economics : bankrupt, broke

go bust

Synonyms

Verb

break
degrade
demote
disrate
downgrade
reduce

Noun (2)

bang
bash
bat
beat
belt
biff
blow
bop
box
buffet
chop
clap
clip
clout
crack
cuff
dab
douse [British]
fillip
hack
haymaker
hit
hook
knock
larrup [dialect]
lash
lick
pelt
pick
plump
poke
pound
punch
rap
slam
slap
slug
smack
smash
sock
spank
stinger
stripe
stroke
swat
swipe
switch
thud
thump
thwack
wallop
welt
whack
wham
whop
whap

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

borrowed from French & Italian; French buste "part of the torso above the waist," going back to Middle French, borrowed from Italian busto "tree trunk" (15th-century Upper Italian), "part of the torso above the waist, corset, sculpture or painting representing the head and upper body," going back to Vulgar Latin *būstis "trunk," perhaps alteration of Latin fūstis "stick, rod, cudgel" by crossing with a Celtic word of like meaning

Note: Outcomes of *būstis in Italy with the meaning "trunk" are attested in Upper Italian and to a limited degree in the south (see Lessico etimologico italiano); outside of Italy compare Old Occitan bustz "torso," Romansh (Engadine) büst, (Surselvan [dialect of the upper Rhine]) best "tree trunk, torso, body, bodice," Romanian buşteán "tree trunk." The traditional etymology of Italian busto connects it with classical Latin bustum "funeral pyre, burial mound" but the improbable notion of a transfer in sense from "burial mound" to "representation of the upper body" is not supported by the Romance evidence, which shows a clear progression "tree trunk" > "trunk of the body."

Verb

variant of burst entry 1 with assimilatory loss of /r/ before /s/

Note: See note at hoss

Noun (2)

derivative of bust entry 2

Adjective

from predicative use of bust entry 3

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1639, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2

Noun (2)

1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Adjective

1836, in the meaning defined above

busting

verb

present participle of bust

as in reducing

to bring to a lower grade or rank the commander threatened to bust her for failing to salute

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

reducing
demoting
breaking
downgrading
dismissing
degrading
firing
sacking
downsizing
disrating
canning
lowering
laying off
humiliating
debasing
demeaning
cashiering
humbling
abasing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

raising
promoting
advancing
elevating
hiring

as in ruining

to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts gambling is a dangerous habit that has busted many unfortunate souls

Synonyms & Similar Words

ruining
bankrupting
breaking
reducing
impoverishing
pauperizing
beggaring
straitening
wiping out
cleaning (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

enriching
richening

as in disrupting

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly the butterfingered husband had busted more plates than he cared to remember

Synonyms & Similar Words

disrupting
breaking
fracturing
destroying
smashing
reducing
shattering
disintegrating
blasting
splitting
ruining
crushing
fragmenting
bursting
cracking
wrecking
dismembering
grinding
exploding
popping
pulverizing
breaking up
riving
detonating
chipping
powdering
splintering
atomizing
shivering
imploding
blowing up
slivering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

repairing
fixing
rebuilding
reconstructing
patching
healing
renovating
mending
reconditioning
doctoring

as in smacking

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner busted the storekeeper on the nose and was promptly arrested for it

Synonyms & Similar Words

smacking
knocking
hitting
slapping
punching
banging
slamming
whacking
pounding
cracking
clapping
striking
kicking
swiping
clipping
nailing
bashing
hammering
thumping
pushing
socking
batting
swatting
shoving
tapping
licking
poking
clobbering
bopping
slugging
chopping
zapping
jabbing
bumping
bobbing
clocking
belting
boxing
rapping
tagging
flicking
bonking
walloping
stabbing
slogging
smiting
thwacking
biffing
clouting
pasting
bludgeoning
stroking
beating
whaling
pummeling
cuffing
battering
peppering
slashing
mauling
dumping
mangling
butting
bunging
pelting
stamping
lambasting
whipping
creaming
lashing
buffeting
pummelling
scuffing
roughing
prodding
hanging one on
jostling
sapping
drubbing
kneeing
switching
spearing
bunting
lacing
thrashing
flailing
leveling
pommelling
decking
pommeling
clubbing
flogging
felling
conking
sledgehammering
flooring
braining
knocking down
sucker punching
cudgeling
caning
skulling
levelling
sledging
beaning
cudgelling
rabbit-punching
bowling (down or over)

as in arresting

slang to take or keep under one's control by authority of law the cops busted the revelers for drinking in public

Synonyms & Similar Words

arresting
seizing
grabbing
restraining
apprehending
pinching
nailing
nicking
detaining
nabbing
snatching
catching
committing
capturing
trapping
jailing
bagging
collaring
hooking
imprisoning
running in
confining
snaring
holding
getting
grappling
handcuffing
incarcerating
pulling in
landing
picking up
shackling
fettering
binding
jugging
snapping (up)
locking (up)
interning
manacling
trammelling
enchaining
immuring
trammeling
rearresting
remanding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

discharging
loosening
springing
releasing
freeing
loosing
liberating
emancipating
unchaining
unbinding

as in killing

to use up all the physical energy of I had to bust my butt in order to get the project done on time

Synonyms & Similar Words

killing
wearing
exhausting
draining
tiring
breaking
wasting
harassing
weakening
fagging
knocking out
burning out
wearing out
washing out
fatiguing
wearying
sapping
doing in
doing up
outwearing
frazzling
debilitating
tuckering (out)
wearing to a frazzle
enfeebling
enervating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

strengthening
activating
energizing
resting
invigorating
rejuvenating
relaxing
unwinding
vitalizing

单词	busting
释义	bust 1 of 4 noun (1) ˈbəst 1 art : a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast has a bust of Abraham Lincoln in his office 2 : the upper part of the human torso between neck and waist especially : the breasts of a woman her bust size bust 2 of 4 verb busted also bust; busting transitive verb 1 a : to break or smash especially with force bust a window also : to make inoperative busted my watch b : to bring an end to : break up helped bust trusts Newsweek —often used with up better not try to bust up his happy marriage — Forbes c : to ruin financially the game of cheaters, which has busted more men than blackjack Arthur Mayse d : exhaust, wear out —used in phrases like bust one's butt to describe making a strenuous effort e : to tease or give a hard time to —often used in phrases like bust one's chops I'm just busting your chops. 2 : tame bronco busting 3 : demote busted them to the bottom of the seniority list Time 4 slang a : arrest busted for carrying guns Saul Gottlieb b : raid busted the apartment 5 : hit, slug felt like busting him in the face 6 informal : to execute or perform (a difficult, elaborate, or acrobatic movement, as when dancing) bust a dance move Hot Hot Heat's jittery, caffeinated rhythms and disco grooves are helping persuade punk kids to bust a move … Christian Hoard intransitive verb 1 : to go broke 2 a : burst laughing fit to bust b : break down Her camera busted. 3 a card games : to lose at cards by exceeding a limit (such as the count of 21 in blackjack) b poker : to fail to complete a straight (see straight entry 4 sense 3) or flush bust 3 of 4 noun (2) 1 a : spree b : a hearty drinking session a beer bust 2 a : a complete failure : flop b economics : a business depression (see depression sense 2) boom and bust 3 : punch, sock a good bust on the nose J. T. Farrell 4 law enforcement, slang a : a police raid (see raid entry 1 sense 2b) b : arrest sense 1 made a couple of drug busts bust 4 of 4 adjective variants or busted ˈbə-stəd economics : bankrupt, broke go bust Synonyms Verb break degrade demote disrate downgrade reduce Noun (2) bang bash bat beat belt biff blow bop box buffet chop clap clip clout crack cuff dab douse [British] fillip hack haymaker hit hook knock larrup [dialect] lash lick pelt pick plump poke pound punch rap slam slap slug smack smash sock spank stinger stripe stroke swat swipe switch thud thump thwack wallop welt whack wham whop whap See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb He busted his watch when he fell. I think the camera is busted. Police busted 12 gang members on weapons charges. She got busted for drug possession. Two students got busted by the teacher for smoking in the bathroom. Word History Etymology Noun (1) borrowed from French & Italian; French buste "part of the torso above the waist," going back to Middle French, borrowed from Italian busto "tree trunk" (15th-century Upper Italian), "part of the torso above the waist, corset, sculpture or painting representing the head and upper body," going back to Vulgar Latin būstis "trunk," perhaps alteration of Latin fūstis* "stick, rod, cudgel" by crossing with a Celtic word of like meaning Note: Outcomes of būstis in Italy with the meaning "trunk" are attested in Upper Italian and to a limited degree in the south (see Lessico etimologico italiano); outside of Italy compare Old Occitan bustz* "torso," Romansh (Engadine) büst, (Surselvan [dialect of the upper Rhine]) best "tree trunk, torso, body, bodice," Romanian buşteán "tree trunk." The traditional etymology of Italian busto connects it with classical Latin bustum "funeral pyre, burial mound" but the improbable notion of a transfer in sense from "burial mound" to "representation of the upper body" is not supported by the Romance evidence, which shows a clear progression "tree trunk" > "trunk of the body." Verb variant of burst entry 1 with assimilatory loss of /r/ before /s/ Note: See note at hoss Noun (2) derivative of bust entry 2 Adjective from predicative use of bust entry 3 First Known Use Noun (1) 1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1639, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2 Noun (2) 1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Adjective 1836, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing bust baby bust bust out bust someone's chops bust a/one's gut bust up go bust or bust bust out (something) bust (something) out baby bust bust out bust someone's chops bust a/one's gut bust up go bust or bust bust out (something) bust (something) out See More Kids Definition bust 1 of 2 noun ˈbəst 1 : a piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck 2 : a woman's bosom bust 2 of 2 verb busted; busting 1 : to hit with the fist I'm sorry I busted your nose. Carl Hiaasen, Hoot 2 : break entry 1 sense 1 busting verb present participle of bust 1 as in reducing to bring to a lower grade or rank the commander threatened to bust her for failing to salute Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance reducing demoting breaking downgrading dismissing degrading firing sacking downsizing disrating canning lowering laying off humiliating debasing demeaning cashiering humbling abasing Antonyms & Near Antonyms raising promoting advancing elevating hiring 2 as in ruining to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts gambling is a dangerous habit that has busted many unfortunate souls Synonyms & Similar Words ruining bankrupting breaking reducing impoverishing pauperizing beggaring straitening wiping out cleaning (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms enriching richening 3 as in disrupting to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly the butterfingered husband had busted more plates than he cared to remember Synonyms & Similar Words disrupting breaking fracturing destroying smashing reducing shattering disintegrating blasting splitting ruining crushing fragmenting bursting cracking wrecking dismembering grinding exploding popping pulverizing breaking up riving detonating chipping powdering splintering atomizing shivering imploding blowing up slivering Antonyms & Near Antonyms repairing fixing rebuilding reconstructing patching healing renovating mending reconditioning doctoring See More 4 as in smacking to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner busted the storekeeper on the nose and was promptly arrested for it Synonyms & Similar Words smacking knocking hitting slapping punching banging slamming whacking pounding cracking clapping striking kicking swiping clipping nailing bashing hammering thumping pushing socking batting swatting shoving tapping licking poking clobbering bopping slugging chopping zapping jabbing bumping bobbing clocking belting boxing rapping tagging flicking bonking walloping stabbing slogging smiting thwacking biffing clouting pasting bludgeoning stroking beating whaling pummeling cuffing battering peppering slashing mauling dumping mangling butting bunging pelting stamping lambasting whipping creaming lashing buffeting pummelling scuffing roughing prodding hanging one on jostling sapping drubbing kneeing switching spearing bunting lacing thrashing flailing leveling pommelling decking pommeling clubbing flogging felling conking sledgehammering flooring braining knocking down sucker punching cudgeling caning skulling levelling sledging beaning cudgelling rabbit-punching bowling (down or over) 5 as in arresting slang to take or keep under one's control by authority of law the cops busted the revelers for drinking in public Synonyms & Similar Words arresting seizing grabbing restraining apprehending pinching nailing nicking detaining nabbing snatching catching committing capturing trapping jailing bagging collaring hooking imprisoning running in confining snaring holding getting grappling handcuffing incarcerating pulling in landing picking up shackling fettering binding jugging snapping (up) locking (up) interning manacling trammelling enchaining immuring trammeling rearresting remanding Antonyms & Near Antonyms discharging loosening springing releasing freeing loosing liberating emancipating unchaining unbinding See More 6 as in killing to use up all the physical energy of I had to bust my butt in order to get the project done on time Synonyms & Similar Words killing wearing exhausting draining tiring breaking wasting harassing weakening fagging knocking out burning out wearing out washing out fatiguing wearying sapping doing in doing up outwearing frazzling debilitating tuckering (out) wearing to a frazzle enfeebling enervating Antonyms & Near Antonyms strengthening activating energizing resting invigorating rejuvenating relaxing unwinding vitalizing See More
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bust

noun (1)

verb

noun (2)

adjective

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