Browsing page 4 of words meaning police and crime (283 words total)

noun - uncountable

• the police.

  Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Jessica from Chicago, IL, USA on Sep 05 2003.

• high-ranking officers in the military.
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  Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

• high-ranking members of the police force.

                                                                                         
  
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  Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 15 2010.

• To complain, scold, harass, or nag as to provoke anger.

  My mom's been breaking my balls since Tuesday to mow the lawn.

  Last edited on May 01 2004. Submitted by Robert B. from St Louis, MO, USA on May 01 2004.

• To punish.

  If you don't mow that lawn soon I'll break your balls.

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  Last edited on May 01 2004. Submitted by Robert B. from St Louis, MO, USA on May 01 2004.

• To strive or work hard.

  We've been breaking our balls for an hour trying to move this piano.

  Last edited on May 01 2004. Submitted by Robert B. from St Louis, MO, USA on May 01 2004.

• verb. to take something from someone in front of them.

  I brodied his jacket after he told me I couldn't have it.

  Last edited on Nov 23 1998. Submitted by Jen G. from Elizabethtown, PA, USA on Nov 23 1998.

• v. to steal something; to take.

  I'm 'bout to brodie that jaun.

  Last edited on Jan 10 2000. Submitted by Carl F. B. III from Philadelphia, PA, USA on Jan 10 2000.

• to steal. usually from another person, and not a retailer or place of business.

  He brodied that necklace from a friend of mine.

  Last edited on Oct 19 2001. Submitted by Jeff B. from Syracuse, NY 13210, USA on Oct 19 2001.

• to crash, collide; an accident (commonly used in sports, such as mountain biking or skateboarding).

  I was speeding downhill on my bike and brodied right into a tree.

  Last edited on Oct 04 2002. Submitted by Jason D. from Costa Mesa, CA, USA on Oct 04 2002.

• Philadelphia slang term meaning to take by force or intimidation.

  Yo, that kid can't rhyme, I'm about to brody him for the mic.

  Last edited on Feb 16 2003. Submitted by Spark D. from Philadelphia, PA, USA on Feb 16 2003.

• To borrow without asking

  Did you brody my t-shirt last night?

  Last edited on Jun 30 2004. Submitted by Jeff from Glenside, PA, USA on Jun 30 2004.

• To steal
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  Last edited on Jun 30 2004. Submitted by Jeff from Glenside, PA, USA on Jun 30 2004.

• taking a chance on something. Origin: Steven Brody, who reportedly had jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge in 1886 and survived the fall. Hence the meaning of taking a big chance. it is a local colloquialism in Philadelphia.

  I took a brody on the bottle of brandy. (Meaning he bought it without tasting it.)

  Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Francis M. on Dec 10 2008.

• The police. Origin: 1980 Mel Gibson film Mad Max
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  Last edited on Feb 03 2003. Submitted by Brad W. from Portland, OR, USA on Feb 03 2003.

noun

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

  That party was a bust.

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  Last edited on Sep 17 1997. Submitted by Amy from Brea, CA, USA on Sep 17 1997.

• breasts.

  She's got a huge bust.

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  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?

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  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?

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  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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  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.

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  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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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

verb

• to complain, scold, or nag.

  My mom's been busting my balls since Tuesday to mow the lawn.

                                                                
  
                                     
  
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  Last edited on Jul 26 2011. Submitted by Robert B. from St Louis, MO, USA on May 01 2004.

• To strive or work hard.

  We've been busting our balls for an hour trying to move this piano.

  Last edited on May 01 2004. Submitted by Robert B. from St Louis, MO, USA on May 01 2004.

• To punish.

  If you don't mow that lawn soon I'll bust your balls.

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  Last edited on May 01 2004. Submitted by Robert B. from St Louis, MO, USA on May 01 2004.

• verb; to steal with, or without, the victim's knowledge.

  You cabbaged my favorite pen.

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  Last edited on Jan 03 1999. Submitted by Christopher W. from Fortville, IN 46040, USA on Jan 03 1999.

• noun. referring to money.

  I've got no cabbage.

  I'm gonna get some cabbage.

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  Last edited on May 14 2013. Submitted by Nikol from Melbourne, VIC, Australia on Nov 22 2001.

• an unintelligent person. (From "vegetable".)

  You're such a cabbage.

  Last edited on Apr 20 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 25 2010.

noun

• medical slang for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, from the acronym CABG

  Last edited on Oct 20 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 20 2011.

noun

• a prostitute.
  • See more words with the same meaning: prostitution (related to).

  Last edited on Sep 07 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

• a female available for companionship in exchange for payment.

  Last edited on Sep 07 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

• to complain or criticize.

  Last edited on Sep 09 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

verb

• To steal

  While the cashiers back was turned, I carped a gumball.

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  Last edited on Mar 27 2007. Submitted by Dave C. from Dayton, OH, USA on Mar 27 2007.