Definition of busts Busts

/bʌˈsts/ - [busts] -

We found 3 definitions of busts from 2 different sources.

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What does busts mean?

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  • busts (Noun)
    Plural of bust.

Part of speech

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  • busts, verb, present, 3rd person singular of bust (infinitive).
  • busts, noun, plural of bust.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

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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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • 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.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • 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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • 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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • 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

Part of speech

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  • bust, verb, present, 1st person singular of bust (infinitive).
  • bust, verb (infinitive).
  • bust, verb, past participle of bust (infinitive).
  • bust, verb, past simple of bust (infinitive).
  • bust, noun, singular of busts.
  • bust, adjective.

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