Bust Definition
bŭst
busted, buster, busting, busts
noun
busts
A piece of sculpture representing the head, shoulders, and upper chest of a human body.
Webster's New World
A woman's bosom, including her breasts.
Webster's New World
The circumference of a woman's chest, measured at its fullest point.
Webster's New World
The human chest.
American Heritage
A person or thing that is a total failure.
Webster's New World
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verb
busted, busting, busts
To smash or break, especially forcefully.
American Heritage
To render inoperable or unusable.
Busted the vending machine by putting in foreign coins.
American Heritage
To cause to come to an end; break up.
An attempt to bust the union.
American Heritage
To tame (esp. broncos)
Webster's New World
To cause to become bankrupt or short of money.
American Heritage
idiom
bust a nut
- To have an orgasm.
American Heritage
bust (one's) ass
- To make a strenuous effort; work very hard.
American Heritage
bust (someone's) balls
- To make extreme or unreasonable demands of someone.
- To harass or scold someone.
American Heritage
go bust
- To go bankrupt.
American Heritage
bust a nut
- To have an orgasm.
American Heritage
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bust
- bust a nut
- bust (one's) ass
- bust (someone's) balls
- go bust
- bust a nut
- bust (one's) ass
- bust (someone's) balls
- go bust
- bust one's tail
Origin of Bust
French buste from Italian busto possibly from Latin bustum sepulchral monument
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French buste < Italian busto, probably from Latin būstum.
From Wiktionary
Variant of burst
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Variant of burst
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the verb to burst.
From Wiktionary
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