Definition of busk Busk
/bΚΛsk/ - [busk] - busk
We found 15 definitions of busk from 5 different sources.
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What does busk mean?
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| busk - play music in a public place and solicit money for it; "three young men were busking in the plaza" | ||
| play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- busk (Noun)
A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it. - busk (Noun)
A corset. - busk (Noun)
A kind of linen. - busk (Verb)
To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. - busk (Verb)
To go; to direct one's course. Obs. - busk (Verb)
To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport. - busk (Verb)
To tack, to cruise about.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- busk (n.)
A thin, elastic strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset. - busk (v. t. & i.)
To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. - busk (v. t. & i.)
To go; to direct one's course.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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busk
busk, v.t. or v.i. to prepare: to dress one's self. [Ice. bΓΊa, to prepare, and -sk, contr. of sik, the recip. pron.βself.] -
busk
busk, n. the piece of bone, wood, or steel in the front of a woman's stays: a corset.βadj. Busked. [Fr. busc, which Scheler thinks a doublet of bois; LittrΓ©, the same as It. busto, a bust.] -
busk
busk, v.i. (naut.) to cruise along a shore, to beat about: to seek. [Prob. Sp. buscar, to seek.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue π
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busk
A piece of whalebone or ivory, formerly worn by women, to stiffen the forepart of their stays: hence the toast--Both ends of the busk.
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