| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | the chest or breast, esp. a woman's bosom. |

| 1. | Informal.
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| 2. | Cards.
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| 3. | Informal.
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| 4. | to demote, esp. in military rank or grade: He was busted from sergeant to private three times. |
| 5. | to tame; break: to bust a bronco. |
| 6. | Slang.
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| 7. | Informal.
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| 8. | a failure. |
| 9. | Informal. a hit; sock; punch: He got a bust in the nose before he could put up his hands. |
| 10. | a sudden decline in the economic conditions of a country, marked by an extreme drop in stock-market prices, business activity, and employment; depression. |
| 11. | Slang.
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| 12. | Informal. a drinking spree; binge. |
| 13. | Cards.
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| 14. | Informal. bankrupt; broke. |
| 15. | bust up, Informal.
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| 16. | bust ass, Slang: Vulgar. to fight with the fists; strike or thrash another. |
| 17. | bust on, Slang.
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| 18. | bust one's ass, Slang: Vulgar. to make an extreme effort; exert oneself. |
bust 2 (bŭst) v. bust·ed, bust·ing, busts v. tr.
[Variant of burst.] |
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In addition to the idioms beginning with bust, also see break (bust) one's ass; go broke (bust).