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Definition of bust
bust
noun
- an event with a displeasing outcome. See also non-bust.
That party was a bust.
- See more words with the same meaning: something of poor quality, bad, sucks.
Last edited on Sep 17 1997. Submitted by Amy from Brea, CA, USA on Sep 17 1997.
- breasts.
She's got a huge bust.
- See more words with the same meaning: breast, breasts.
Last edited on Dec 22 1998. Submitted by Zack T. on Dec 22 1998.
- an event that the police have "busted", i.e. broken up, described in the verb section of this definition.
This place is a bust... I'm audi.
Last edited on Jul 27 2011. Submitted by Criscko on Jul 27 2011.
verb - ambitransitive
- to rap.
Can you bust?
- See more words with the same meaning: to sing, rap.
Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Jessica from Chicago, IL, USA on Sep 05 2003.
verb - intransitive
- to be very unattractive.
She's busting!
Last edited on Dec 16 2010. Submitted by Anthony from Hazlet, NJ, USA on Dec 06 2002.
- to ejaculate. See also "bust a nut".
Did you bust?
- See more words with the same meaning: to ejaculate.
Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by max v. on Apr 24 2009.
verb - transitive
- to arrest; to be incarcerated.
He got busted for drugs.
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Citation from "Takedown", Rookie Blue (TV), Season 1 Episode 13 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
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Citation from "Chapter 13", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 2 Episode 7 (2010) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to arrest.
Last edited on Dec 20 2011. Submitted by D.J. Pabst from Stroudsburg, PA, USA on 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.
- See more words with the same meaning: to disperse.
Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by D.J. Pabst from Stroudsburg, PA, USA on Dec 19 1997.
- to catch someone doing something they shouldn't.
His girlfriend busted him sleeping with her best friend.
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Citation from "Let's Go to the Hop", Family Guy (TV), Season 2 Episode 14 (2000) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to catch.
Last edited on Jan 12 2012. Submitted by John from Canada on Nov 16 1998.
- to hurt one's self.
He fell and busted his face on the curb.
- See more words with the same meaning: to fall, hurt, injure one's self.
Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Christina K. from Cleveland, TX, USA on Jan 12 1999.
- to give to; hand over.
Bust me that pen.
- See more words with the same meaning: to give.
Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Tia from South Carolina, USA on Jun 24 1999.
- to punch or hit.
If you don't shut up I'm going to bust you in the mouth.
- See more words with the same meaning: to hit, punch, slap.
Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by David R. from Navasota, TX, USA on Jan 11 2004.
- to perform a turn in an automobile.
At the light, bust a left.
- See more words with the same meaning: driving and driving maneuvers.
Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 05 2005.
notes
- See also bust a cap, busted.
Last edited on Jun 26 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 26 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'breast, breasts': | |
| Definitions include: large breasts. | |
| Definitions include: a large breast. | |
| Definitions include: large breasts on a man. | |
| Definitions include: breasts. | |
| Definitions include: a breast. | |
| Definitions include: breasts. | |
| Definitions include: breasts | |
| Definitions include: a breast. | |
| Definitions include: a breast that is large enough to hang due to gravity. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "itty bitty titty". | |
| Definitions include: a large breast. | |
| Definitions include: Boobs, usually big ones. | |
| Definitions include: breasts. | |
| Definitions include: breasts. | |
| Definitions include: breasts. | |
Other terms relating to 'driving and driving maneuvers': | |
| Definitions include: to perform a U-turn in a vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: a U-turn. | |
| Definitions include: to use Ecstasy (MDMA). | |
| Definitions include: to focus negative attention on a person, e.g. by insulting, berating, or generally harassing someone. | |
| Definitions include: to leave. | |
| Definitions include: an event in which occupants of a stopped car (usually at a traffic signal) exit the car, run around it, and then re-enter the car. | |
| Definitions include: to relax, usually with other friends; "chill". | |
| Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm. | |
| Definitions include: to drive off-road, typically in a four-wheel drive vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex with. | |
| Definitions include: to show interest in a member of the opposite sex by flirting or trying to be noticed. | |
| Definitions include: left-hand turn. | |
| Definitions include: to reach 100 MPH in a motor vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: to perform a U-turn. | |
| Definitions include: a car. | |
Other terms relating to 'something of poor quality, bad, sucks': | |
| Definitions include: something lame. | |
| Definitions include: with poor personal hygiene / promiscuous / generally gross. | |
| Definitions include: a friend. | |
| Definitions include: an instance of failure. | |
| Definitions include: nonsense | |
| Definitions include: something of poor quality; "piece of crap". | |
| Definitions include: something very difficult. | |
| Definitions include: a graffiti mural. | |
| Definitions include: a motor vehicle with many mechanical problems. | |
| Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below. | |
| Definitions include: Pap, or pap smear, is usually used in describing people that aren't liked, in general. | |
Other terms relating to 'to arrest': | |
| Definitions include: to use Ecstasy (MDMA). | |
| Definitions include: to arrest. | |
| Definitions include: an arrest. | |
| Definitions include: to lie to; deceive. | |
| Definitions include: "soda", "soft drink". | |
| Definitions include: an acronym has been invented for "bitch," far after the term entered use: "Beautiful Intellectuals That Cause Hard-ons." | |
| Definitions include: to get pulled over by the cops; could also mean getting arrested. | |
| Definitions include: to arrest. | |
| Definitions include: to arrest. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex with. | |
| Definitions include: to steal. | |
Other terms relating to 'to catch': | |
| Definitions include: to have sex with. | |
Other terms relating to 'to disperse': | |
| Definitions include: to cause a crowd to disperse; BREAK UP. | |
Other terms relating to 'to ejaculate': | |
| Definitions include: to ejaculate. | |
| Definitions include: semen. | |
| Definitions include: to ejaculate. | |
| Definitions include: to ejaculate. | |
| Definitions include: to ejaculate. | |
| Definitions include: semen. | |
| Definitions include: Verb. To ejaculate. | |
| Definitions include: for men, the point during sex or masturbation after which ejaculation is inevitable. | |
| Definitions include: to ejaculate. | |
| Definitions include: to ejaculate. | |
| Definitions include: generally displeasing. | |
| Definitions include: to ejaculate. | |
| Definitions include: to ejaculate. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "cash rules everything around me". | |
| Definitions include: to ejaculate. | |
Other terms relating to 'to fall, hurt, injure one's self': | |
| Definitions include: to flatulate; "fart". | |
| Definitions include: to slip or fall accidentally. | |
| Definitions include: to collide with a tree. | |
| Definitions include: to leave. | |
| Definitions include: fallen in a dramatic fashion; "head over heels". | |
| Definitions include: a problem or grudge with someone. | |
| Definitions include: to fall in love. | |
| Definitions include: a head-first fall. | |
| Definitions include: fallen in a dramatic fashion; "head over heels". | |
| Definitions include: getting speared by a sting ray (or other any other form of species of ray) | |
| Definitions include: to fall and hit the ground. | |
Other terms relating to 'to give': | |
| Definitions include: to say or give. | |
| Definitions include: to give to; hand over. | |
| Definitions include: to begin taking effect. | |
| Definitions include: to give. | |
| Definitions include: a person who provides illegal drugs. | |
| Definitions include: to leave. | |
| Definitions include: to fight. | |
| Definitions include: to give beer to. | |
| Definitions include: to take drugs, usually LSD ("acid") or Ecstasy (MDMA). | |
| Definitions include: to smoke marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: to yell at someone; "blow up". | |
| Definitions include: a contraction for "give me". | |
| Definitions include: to decline in one's talent or skill. | |
Other terms relating to 'to hit, punch, slap': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "cash rules everything around me". | |
| Definitions include: to attack sneakily. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "dear partner", i.e. one's unmarried significant other. | |
| Definitions include: to have, to take. | |
| Definitions include: one of many "sex moves" that involve physical abuse of women. | |
| Definitions include: "soda", "soft drink". | |
| Definitions include: to kick a female in the groin. | |
| Definitions include: to punch. | |
| Definitions include: a very hard kick to the female genitals ("cunt"). | |
| Definitions include: a five pound note. | |
| Definitions include: to beat. | |
| Definitions include: an attractive person. | |
| Definitions include: a displeasing person; "idiot". | |
| Definitions include: to have sex with. | |
| Definitions include: to strike someone with great force. | |
Other terms relating to 'to sing, rap': | |
| Definitions include: to rap or rhyme words. | |
| Definitions include: to sing well. | |
| Definitions include: to say. | |
| Definitions include: song. | |
| Definitions include: one's game | |
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Other terms relating to 'bust': | |
| Definitions include: to perform a u-turn in a vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: to fire a bullet; "shoot". | |
| Definitions include: to defecate; "poop". | |
| Definitions include: to make a joke | |
| Definitions include: to dance. | |
| Definitions include: to eat. | |
| Definitions include: To defecate. | |
| Definitions include: to defecate; "poop". | |
| Definitions include: in the UK, the equivalent of the American bust a nut. | |
| Definitions include: to ejaculate. | |
| Definitions include: to dance. | |
| Definitions include: to defecate. | |
| Definitions include: to work hard. | |
| Definitions include: to have an erection. | |
| Definitions include: to wear one's pants low. | |
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