bust out
/B AH1 S T AW0 T/verb
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(informal, intransitive) To escape (from); break out.
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(informal, transitive) To free from captivity.
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(US, informal, intransitive) To reveal, to show.
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(US, informal) To bring out; to take out.
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(US, informal, nonstandard) To burst out (laughing).
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(blackjack, intransitive) To lose by going bust.
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(slang, African-American Vernacular) To have sex with (a woman); to bring (a woman) to orgasm.
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(slang, dated) To buy an interest in a business and then take out a large amount of debt, strip the business of assets and then cash out before the business goes into bankruptcy.
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