Bust

English Meaning

A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.

1. A sculpture representing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest.
2. A woman's bosom.
3. The human chest.
4. Slang To smash or break, especially forcefully: "Mr. Luger worked it with a rake, busting up the big clods, making a flat brown table” ( Garrison Keillor).
5. Slang To render inoperable or unusable: busted the vending machine by putting in foreign coins.
6. To cause to come to an end; break up: an attempt to bust the union.
7. To break or tame (a horse).
8. To cause to become bankrupt or short of money: "Too often, the promise of a high-tech design leads to a weapon that busts the budget” ( Business Week).
9. Slang To reduce in rank. See Synonyms at demote.
10. To hit; punch.
11. Slang To place under arrest.
12. Slang To make a police raid on.
13. Slang To undergo breakage; become broken.
14. Slang To burst; break: "Several companies have threatened to bust out of their high-wage contracts by the dubious technique of declaring bankruptcy” ( Washington Post).
15. To become bankrupt or short of money.
16. Games To lose at blackjack by exceeding a score of 21.
17. A failure; a flop: "The home-style bean curd is a bust, oily and rubbery” ( Mark and Gail Barnett).
18. A state of bankruptcy.
19. A time or period of widespread financial depression: "Bankers consider the region's diversified economy to be good protection against a possible real estate bust” ( American Banker).
20. A punch; a blow.
21. A spree: a fraternity beer bust.
22. Slang An arrest.
23. Slang A raid.
24. butt Vulgar Slang To make a strenuous effort; work very hard.