Definition of bust Bust

/bʌˈst/ - [bust] - bust

We found 25 definitions of bust from 6 different sources.

What does bust mean?

Noun Plural: busts
bust - an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
		tear, binge, bout
		revel, revelry unrestrained merrymaking
bust - a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
bust - a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"
		flop, fizzle
		failure an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"
bust - the chest of a woman
		female chest
		pectus, thorax, chest part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
		female body the body of a female human being

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bust (Noun)
A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.
bust (Noun)
The breasts and upper thorax of a woman.
bust (Noun)
The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.
bust (Noun)
A failed enterprise; a bomb.
bust (Noun)
A player who is drafted at a high position and fails.
bust (Verb)
To break something.
bust (Verb)
To arrest for a crime.
bust (Verb)
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.
bust (Verb)
An emphatic to do.
bust (Verb)
To reduce in rank.
bust (Verb)
To lose all of one's chips.
bust (Verb)
To exceed a score of 21.
bust (Adjective)
Without any money, broke.

bust (n.)
A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.
bust (n.)
The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.

bust
The fleshy organ on the chest of a sexually mature human female containing mammary glands.
bust
Representation of a man from its head to his shoulders, mostly made of bronze or marble.
bust
Police raid done by surprise in a given place, for inspection of suspected people.

bust
bust, n. a sculpture representing the head and breast of a person: the upper part of the human body, a woman's bosom.—adj. Bust′ed, breasted: adorned with busts. [Fr. buste; It. and Sp. busto.]
bust
bust, n. and v. a vulgar form of Burst.—n. Bust′er, something large: a frolic: (slang) a roisterer

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bust in sign language