ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bust-out

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Bust-out is a noun meaning (slang) An escape attempt, usually from a prison.

Meaning

(slang) An escape attempt, usually from a prison.

More Meanings

  1. (slang, dated) An attempt at cheating, such as gambling with weighted dice.
  2. (slang, dated) A commercial bankruptcy caused for deliberate and nefarious purposes by organized crime; any deliberately contrived bankruptcy.

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Related dictionary entries include escape, bailjumping, outleap, escapade, bugout, runner.

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