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Bust : adj : lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn: broke,
skint, stone-broke, stony-broke]
(noun)
1: a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" [syn: flop]
2: a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
3: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on
a bust that lasted three days" [syn: tear, binge, bout]
(verb)
1: ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" [syn: break] [ant:
repair]
2: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on;
"The police raided the crack house" [syn: raid]
3: separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped";
"tear the paper" [syn: tear, rupture, snap]
4: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears
wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
[syn: break, wear, wear out, fall apart]
5: break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"
[syn: burst]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Bust : \Bust\ (b[u^]st), n. [F. buste, fr. It. busto; cf. LL.
busta, bustula, box, of the same origin as E. box a case;
cf., for the change of meaning, E. chest. See Bushel.]
1. A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the
human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.
Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust The
faithless column, and the crumbling bust. --Pope.
2. 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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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