Meaning Of The Word Bust

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bust
If someone is busted, the police arrest them.
verb: If police bust a place, they go to it in order to arrest people who are doing something illegal.
verb: If you bust something, you break it or damage it so badly that it cannot be used.

bust in American English 1
a piece of sculpture representing the head, shoulders, and upper chest of a human body
noun: a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, esp. a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject

bust in American English 2
a person or thing that is a total failure
to burst or break
transitive verb: to burst

bust in British English 1
noun: the chest of a human being, esp a woman's bosom

bust in British English 2
verb: to burst or break

bust in Finance
noun: A bust is a decrease in economic activity with declining growth and falling prices.

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