busts

/bสŒsts/

IPA: /B AH1 S T S/

noun
  1. 1

    A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.

  2. 2

    The breasts and upper thorax of a woman.

  3. 3

    The downward portion of a boom and bust cycle; a recession.

  4. 4

    A police raid or takedown of a criminal enterprise.

  5. 5

    A disappointment.

noun
  1. 1

    The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.

    โ€œa narcotics bustโ€

  2. 2

    A failed enterprise; a bomb.

  3. 3

    A refutation of an opening, or of a previously published analysis.

  4. 4

    A player who fails to meet expectations.

verb
  1. 1

    To break.

    โ€œI busted my cooker while trying to fix it.โ€

  2. 2

    To arrest (someone) for a crime.

  3. 3

    To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.

  4. 4

    An emphatic synonym of do or get.

    โ€œHe busted huge air off that jump!โ€

  5. 5

    To reduce in rank.

    โ€œHe busted him down to patrolman for insubordination.โ€

  6. 6

    To undo a trade, generally an error trade, that has already been executed.

  7. 7

    To lose all of one's chips.

  8. 8

    To exceed a score of 21.

  9. 9

    To break in (an animal).

  10. 10

    To ejaculate; to eject semen.

Synonyms

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bust, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/busts