bust
/bʌst/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable
Bust means: lacking funds.
Synonyms for bust20
noun, as in a complete failure
noun, as in the chest of a woman
verb, as in search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
verb, as in break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
What does bust mean?10
adjective
lacking funds“‘skint’ is a British slang term”
verb
ruin completely“He busted my radio!”
go to pieces“The lawn mower finally broke”
separate or cause to separate abruptly“The rope snapped”
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on“The police raided the crack house”
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully“The dam burst”
noun
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking“they went on a bust that lasted three days”
a complete failure“the play was a dismal flop”
the chest of a woman
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with bust?17
three syllables
Bust in a sentence
- The company went bust, owing millions of dollars in unpaid wages and unfilled orders.patgfisher
- A lot of small businesses have gone bust in the last twelve months.patgfisher
- Even the best-laid plans can go bust.mervert1
- Sami thought the cops were going to bust him.OsoHombre
- Algeria needs to reduce its vulnerability to oil price bust.Amastan
- One of the spokes on my bike has bust.sundown
- He tried to bust up their friendship out of jealousy.rul
- The industry has seen many booms and busts in the past.unknown
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of bust
as a noun
- plural
- busts
as a verb
- past tense
- bust
- past participle
- bust
- present participle
- busting
- third-person singular
- busts