Bust

Quick meaning: Bust is a verb meaning (transitive, colloquial, chiefly US) To break.

Meaning

(transitive, colloquial, chiefly US) To break.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, slang) To arrest (someone or a group of people) for a crime.
2. (transitive) To debunk, dispel (a belief).
3. (snowboarding) An emphatic synonym of do or get.
4. (US, informal) To reduce in rank.
5. (finance, transitive) To undo a trade, generally an error trade, that has already been executed.
6. (poker) To lose all of one's chips.
7. (transitive, slang) 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.

Example Sentences

He busted huge air off that jump!

I busted my cooker while trying to fix it.

He busted him down to patrolman for insubordination.

A few weeks later, Richard was killed accidentally while busting a wild mustang […]

Word Forms

• busts
• busting
• busted
• buss

Synonyms for bust

Depending on context, synonyms include nick, snap, break, burst, rupture, toot.

Antonyms for bust

Common opposites include mend, repair, restore, fix, doctor, bushel.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wear, bender, snap, break, rupture, burst.

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