busts
/bสsts/IPA: /B AH1 S T S/
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A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.
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The breasts and upper thorax of a woman.
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The downward portion of a boom and bust cycle; a recession.
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A police raid or takedown of a criminal enterprise.
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A disappointment.
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The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.
โa narcotics bustโ
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A failed enterprise; a bomb.
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A refutation of an opening, or of a previously published analysis.
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A player who fails to meet expectations.
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To break.
โI busted my cooker while trying to fix it.โ
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To arrest (someone) for a crime.
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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.
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An emphatic synonym of do or get.
โHe busted huge air off that jump!โ
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To reduce in rank.
โHe busted him down to patrolman for insubordination.โ
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To undo a trade, generally an error trade, that has already been executed.
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To lose all of one's chips.
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To exceed a score of 21.
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To break in (an animal).
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To ejaculate; to eject semen.
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