26984 words

bust

15 definitions • 16 examples
1
a woman's breasts, or the measurement around a woman's breasts and back:

Examples:

I couldn't find any blouses in my bust size.
2
a model of the head and shoulders of a person:

Examples:

There was a bust of Mahler on his desk.
3
an occasion when police arrest people who are thought to have broken the law:

Examples:

drugs bust In their latest drugs bust, police entered a warehouse where cocaine dealers were meeting.
4
to break something:

Examples:

Oh no! I bust his MP3 player.
5
When the police bust a person, they arrest them, or when they bust a building or a place, they arrest people in it who they believe are breaking the law:

Examples:

The police busted him because they think he's involved with a terrorist group.
6
If a company goes bust, it is forced to close because it is financially unsuccessful:

Examples:

More than 20 companies in the district went bust during the last three months.
7

Examples:

I think my watch is bust.
8
to burst or break something:

Examples:

[ I always + adv/prep ] He busted out laughing.
[ M ] The cops had to bust the door down.
9
slang A person who is busted is caught doing something wrong, esp. caught by the police and accused of a crime.
10
a statue of the upper part of a person’s body:

Examples:

a bust of George Washington
11
a woman’s breasts, or the measurement around a woman’s body at the level of her breasts
12
an occasion when people are caught by the police and accused of a crime
13

Examples:

Each of the previous booms in real house prices was followed by a bust.
Employment soared during the 90s, only to plunge by nearly a third in the bust.
the dot-com/housing/oil bust
14
a failure:

Examples:

Our attempt to start a new company was a complete bust.
15
if a company goes bust, it is forced to close because it is financially unsuccessful:

Examples:

He believes that banks should be allowed to go bust.
A thousand employees lost their jobs when the company went bust.

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