bust
🇺🇸
/bʌst/
🇬🇧
/bʌst/
verb
R
to break something
I bust the window by accident.
R
to enter a place suddenly to search or arrest
Police bust the illegal gambling den.
R
to lower someone's military rank as punishment
The officer was bust to private for misconduct.
noun
R
a statue of a person's head and shoulders
The museum has a marble bust of the famous poet.
R
a woman's chest measurement
The dress fits my bust perfectly.
R
a time when the economy is bad
The housing market bust hurt many families.
R
a police raid to catch criminals
The drug bust caught several dealers.
R
a failure
The party was a total bust because no one came.
adjective
R
broken
My phone is bust and won't turn on.
R
bankrupt
The store went bust after sales dropped.
translation
to break something; to enter a place suddenly to search or arrest; to lower someone's military rank as punishment
a statue of a person's head and shoulders; a woman's chest measurement; a time when the economy is bad; a police raid to catch criminals; a failure
broken; bankrupt
Word Forms
Plural
busts
Progressive
busting
Past
busted
Perfect
busted
3rd Present
busts
Comparative
buster
Superlative
bustest