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bust

adjective · noun · verb

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01adjective

lacking funds

“‘skint’ is a British slang term”

02noun

a complete failure

“the play was a dismal flop”

03noun

the chest of a woman

04noun

a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person

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05noun

an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

“they went on a bust that lasted three days”

06verb

ruin completely

“He busted my radio!”

07verb

search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

“The police raided the crack house”

08verb

separate or cause to separate abruptly

“The rope snapped”

“tear the paper”

09verb

go to pieces

“The lawn mower finally broke”

“The gears wore out”

10verb

break open or apart suddenly and forcefully

“The dam burst”

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