| bust | | |
| n. (event) | 1. bust, fizzle, flop | a complete failure.; "the play was a dismal flop" |
| ~ failure | an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose.; "the surprise party was a complete failure" |
| ~ bomb, dud, turkey | an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual.; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" |
| n. (body) | 2. bust, female chest | the chest of a woman. |
| ~ female body | the body of a female human being. |
| ~ chest, pectus, thorax | the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. bust | a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person. |
| ~ sculpture | a three-dimensional work of plastic art. |
| n. (act) | 4. binge, bout, bust, tear | an occasion for excessive eating or drinking.; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" |
| ~ revel, revelry | unrestrained merrymaking. |
| ~ piss-up | vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking. |
| v. (contact) | 5. break, bust | ruin completely.; "He busted my radio!" |
| ~ fall apart, wear out, bust, wear, break | go to pieces.; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" |
| ~ fall apart, wear out, bust, wear, break | go to pieces.; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" |
| ~ break down | cause to fall or collapse. |
| ~ ruin, destroy | destroy completely; damage irreparably.; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
| v. (social) | 6. bust, raid | search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on.; "The police raided the crack house" |
| ~ attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
| v. (contact) | 7. bust, rupture, snap, tear | separate or cause to separate abruptly.; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" |
| ~ disunite, separate, part, divide | force, take, or pull apart.; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" |
| ~ lacerate | cut or tear irregularly. |
| ~ rend, rip, rive, pull | tear or be torn violently.; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" |
| ~ rip up, shred, tear up | tear into shreds. |
| v. (contact) | 8. break, bust, fall apart, wear, wear out | go to pieces.; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" |
| ~ decay, dilapidate, crumble | fall into decay or ruin.; "The unoccupied house started to decay" |
| ~ fray, frazzle | wear away by rubbing.; "The friction frayed the sleeve" |
| ~ bust, break | ruin completely.; "He busted my radio!" |
| v. (change) | 9. burst, bust | break open or apart suddenly and forcefully.; "The dam burst" |
| ~ shatter | break into many pieces.; "The wine glass shattered" |
| ~ come apart, break, fall apart, split up, separate | become separated into pieces or fragments.; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" |
| adj. | 10. broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke | lacking funds.; "`skint' is a British slang term" |
| ~ poor | having little money or few possessions.; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret" |
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