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Definition of bust

bust    Featured Word

noun

  • an event with a displeasing outcome. See also non-bust.
    That party was a bust.

    by Amy, Brea, CA, USA, Sep 17 1997.

  • breasts.
    She's got a huge bust.

    by Zack T., Dec 22 1998.

verb

  • to arrest; to be incarcerated.
    He got busted for drugs.

    by D.J. Pabst, Stroudsburg, PA, USA, Dec 19 1997.

  • to cause a crowd to disperse; BREAK UP. While the police "bust" a party, rave, etc., they would typically "bust up" a fight.
    The cops busted the party.

    by D.J. Pabst, Stroudsburg, PA, USA, Dec 19 1997.

  • to catch someone doing something they shouldn't.
    His girlfriend busted him sleeping with her best friend.

    by John, Canada, Nov 16 1998.

  • to hurt one's self.
    He fell and busted his face on the curb.

    by Christina K., Cleveland, TX, USA, Jan 12 1999.

  • to give to; hand over.
    Bust me that pen.

    by Tia, South Carolina, USA, Jun 24 1999.

  • to be very unattractive.
    She's busting!

    by Anthony, Hazlet, NJ, USA, Dec 06 2002.

  • to rap.
    Can you bust?

    by Jessica, Chicago, IL, USA, Sep 05 2003.

  • to punch or hit.
    If you don't shut up I'm going to bust you in the mouth.

    by David R., Navasota, TX, USA, Jan 11 2004.

  • to perform a turn in an automobile.
    At the light, bust a left.

    by Anonymous, Aug 05 2005.

  • to ejaculate.
    Did you bust?

    by max v., Apr 24 2009.

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