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noun Informal.
1.
a person who breaks up something: crime busters.
2.
something that is very big or unusual for its kind.
3.
a loud, uproarious reveler.
4.
a frolic; spree.
5.
(initial capital letter) (used as a familiar term of address to a man or boy who is an object to the speaker's annoyance or anger): Look, Buster, you're standing in my way!
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Buster
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noun
a male given name.
verb (used without object)
1.
Informal.
a.
to burst.
b.
to go bankrupt.
c.
to collapse from the strain of making a supreme effort: She was determined to make straight A's or bust.
2.
Cards.
a.
Draw Poker. to fail to make a flush or straight by one card.
b.
Blackjack. to draw cards exceeding the count of 21.
verb (used with object)
3.
Informal.
a.
to burst.
b.
to bankrupt; ruin financially.
4.
to demote, especially in military rank or grade: He was busted from sergeant to private three times.
5.
to tame; break: to bust a bronco.
6.
Slang.
a.
to place under arrest: The gang was busted and put away on narcotics charges.
b.
to subject to a police raid: The bar has been busted three times for selling drinks to minors.
7.
Informal.
a.
to hit.
b.
to break; fracture: She fell and busted her arm.
noun
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.
a.
an arrest.
b.
a police raid.
12.
EXPANDInformal. a drinking spree; binge.
13.
COLLAPSECards.
a.
a very weak hand.
b.
Bridge. a hand lacking the potential to take a single trick.
adjective
Verb phrase14.
Informal. bankrupt; broke.
15.
Idiomsbust up, Informal.
a.
to break up; separate: Sam and his wife busted up a year ago.
b.
to damage or destroy: Soldiers got in a fight and busted up the bar.
16.
bust ass, Slang: Vulgar. to fight with the fists; strike or thrash another.
17.
bust on, Slang.
a.
to attack physically; beat up.
b.
to criticize or reprimand harshly.
c.
to make fun of or laugh at; mock.
d.
to inform on.
18.
bust one's ass, Slang: Vulgar. to make an extreme effort; exert oneself.
Usage note
Historically bust is derived from a dialect pronunciation of burst and is related to it much as cuss is related to curse. Bust is both a noun and a verb and has a wide range of meanings for both uses. Many are slang or informal. EXPANDA few, as “a decline in economic conditions, depression,” are standard
COLLAPSE
Historically bust is derived from a dialect pronunciation of burst and is related to it much as cuss is related to curse. Bust is both a noun and a verb and has a wide range of meanings for both uses. Many are slang or informal. EXPANDA few, as “a decline in economic conditions, depression,” are standard
COLLAPSE
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Word Origin & History
bust
variant of burst, 1764, Amer.Eng. The verb sense of "to burst" is first attested 1806; the slang meaning "demote" (especially in a military sense) is from 1918; that of "arrest" is from 1953 (earlier "to raid" from Prohibition). Originally "frolic, spree;" sense of "sudden
EXPANDfailure" is from 1842. Phrase ______ or bust as an emphatic expression attested by 1851 in British depictions of Western U.S. dialect. Probably from earlier expression bust (one's) boiler, by late 1840s, a reference to steamboat boilers exploding when driven too hard.
buster
1850, Amer.Eng. slang (originally Missouri/Arkansas) for something that takes one's breath away, from bust (2); hence "a roistering blade."
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bust (so) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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