to bust

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To reduce in rank

He busted him down to patrolman for insubordination.

The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation:

a narcotics bust.

A failed enterprise; a bomb
A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders
To break something
To lose all of one's chips
To catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state
{n} a half statue, pile, ancient funeral pile
the sculptural portrayal of a persons head and shoulders
to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal
{s} impoverished, broke; bankrupt; spoilt, broken
{i} artistic representation (sculpture, painting, etc.) of the upper part of a human body; chest, breast, woman's breasts; arrest; failure; bankruptcy; sudden economic decline; blow, hit
You can use bust to refer to a woman's breasts, especially when you are describing their size. Good posture also helps your bust look bigger
To run out of money, especially in a tournament I busted in the second round, when my rockets lost to 87 off suit
If you bust something, you break it or damage it so badly that it cannot be used. They will have to bust the door to get him out
A company or fund that is bust has no money left and has been forced to close down. It is taxpayers who will pay most of the bill for bailing out bust banks
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
An emphatic to do
without any money, broke
If a company goes bust, it loses so much money that it is forced to close down. a Swiss company which went bust last May
The form bust is used as the present tense of the verb, and can also be used as the past tense and past participle
separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"
[Slang], an inaccurate forecast or an unsuccessful storm chase; usually a situation in which thunderstorms or severe weather are expected, but do not occur
An inaccurate forecast, usually a situation in which significant weather is expected, but does not occur
go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
The head and shoulders of the emblematic Liberty seen on many United States issues including Capped Bust and Draped Bust coins
A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast
Arrest
A sculpture of a person which shows only the upper half of the body   A bust can include the head, shoulders, and chest
A bust is a statue of the head and shoulders of a person. a bronze bust of the Queen
to arrest for a crime
the act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation: a narcotics bust
If police bust a place, they go to it in order to arrest people who are doing something illegal. police success in busting UK-based drug factories. Bust is also a noun. Six tons of cocaine were seized last week in Panama's biggest drug bust
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"
{f} arrest, imprison; break, tame; attack, hit; collapse under stress; fail; go bankrupt; lower in rank
A portrait sculpture or a painting representing a person's head, neck, shoulders and upper chest, and perhaps the upper arms
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
(B) a very poor hand; a hand weak in honor cards; a hand weak for the holder's earlier bidding
If someone is busted, the police arrest them. They were busted for possession of cannabis
[Slang], an inaccurate forecast ~ usually a situation in which significant weather is expected, but does not occur
once the well is too full to hold any more pieces you have busted and the game is over
A statue of a human figure from the waist up, without arms
when the wheels come off a company's or a country's finances and default, bankruptcy or other financial horrors follow
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To run out of money, especially in a tournament
the breasts and upper thorax of a woman
ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"
alteration of burst
lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term"
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
A term used the same as the verb "to do" only with more emphasis e g "He busted a huge air over that tree "
to bust

    Türkische aussprache

    tı bʌst

    Aussprache

    /tə ˈbəst/ /tə ˈbʌst/

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