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B

beer    Featured Word

verb - transitive

  • to give beer to.
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    Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 12 2010.  (Edit this definition.)

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bust    Featured Word

noun

verb - ambitransitive

verb - intransitive

verb - transitive

  • to arrest; to be incarcerated.
    He got busted for drugs.
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    • See more words with the same meaning: to arrest.

    Originally submitted by D.J. Pabst from Stroudsburg, PA, USA on Dec 19 1997.  (Edit this definition.)

  • 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.

    Originally submitted by D.J. Pabst from Stroudsburg, PA, USA on Dec 19 1997.  (Edit this definition.)

  • to catch someone doing something they shouldn't.
    His girlfriend busted him sleeping with her best friend.
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    Originally submitted by John from Canada on Nov 16 1998.  (Edit this definition.)

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

    Originally submitted by Christina K. from Cleveland, TX, USA on Jan 12 1999.  (Edit this definition.)

  • to give to; hand over.
    Bust me that pen.
    • See more words with the same meaning: to give.

    Originally submitted by Tia from South Carolina, USA on Jun 24 1999.  (Edit this definition.)

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

    Originally submitted by David R. from Navasota, TX, USA on Jan 11 2004.  (Edit this definition.)

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

    Originally submitted by Anonymous on Aug 05 2005.  (Edit this definition.)

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bust out    Featured Word

verb

  • to retrieve specifically money.
    I don't have any cash, so you're going to have to bust out for this.
    • See more words with the same meaning: money.
    • See more words with the same meaning: to give.

    Originally submitted by David C. from Yakima, WA, USA on Mar 29 1999.  (Edit this definition.)

  • to escape.
    He busted out of prison.
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    Originally submitted by John K. from Falls Church, VA, USA on Feb 06 2002.  (Edit this definition.)

  • to "escape" in a looser sense, i.e. to discretely exit a situation, typically at a time earlier than what would be considered to be acceptable.
    Dude, you gotta bust out of work and have a beer with me.

    Originally submitted by John K. from Falls Church, VA, USA on Feb 06 2002.  (Edit this definition.)

  • to accomplish a task.
    I'd like to go out tonight but I have to bust out some homework.

    Originally submitted by Jason D. from Costa Mesa, CA, USA on Oct 04 2002.  (Edit this definition.)

  • to use. (This is a variant of the "to withdraw" meaning. This definition is "to use" as in "to withdraw from one's set of skills, knowledge, vocabulary, etc.")
    I'm going to bust out my crazy kung fu skills.

    Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 29 2010.  (Edit this definition.)

verb - transitive

  • to yell at someone; BLOW UP.
    Man, she really busted me out!
    • See more words with the same meaning: to yell.

    Originally submitted by Eva on Feb 15 1998.  (Edit this definition.)

  • to withdraw an item from its present storage place; "retrieve".
    Let's bust out those beers.
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    Originally submitted by Alek K. from Phoenix, AZ, USA on Dec 26 1998.  (Edit this definition.)

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verb - transitive

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cruise    Featured Word

verb

verb - transitive

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    to look at a person; "check out; "eye".
    Don't look now, but the guy at 3 o'clock is cruising you.

    Originally submitted by James W. from Waterloo, ON, Canada on May 11 2003.  (Edit this definition.)

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dish out    Featured Word

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drop    Featured Word

noun

verb - intransitive

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G

gimme    Featured Word

noun

  • an easy question.
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    Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 06 2011.  (Edit this definition.)

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hook up    Featured Word

  • get a good word in for yourself to a person you're interested in dating.
    Can you get me the hook-up with that girl over there?

    Originally submitted by Brittney from Pine Bluff, AR, USA on Jul 24 2002.  (Edit this definition.)

noun

verb

verb - intransitive

  • to engage in (usually non-committal) sexual activity, though typically not coitus. Usually implies more than kissing or "making out." Making out + touching breasts would qualify as "hooking up."
    They hooked up last night after the party.
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    Originally submitted by Rogue from CA, USA on May 10 1998.  (Edit this definition.)

  • to enter into a relationship.
    How did your parents hook up?
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    Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 20 2011.  (Edit this definition.)

verb - transitive

  • a request, when used alone.
    You've got chocolate? Hook me up!

    Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 01 2001.  (Edit this definition.)

  • to give.
    He hooked me up with some dinner.
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    Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 01 2001.  (Edit this definition.)

  • to put a person in a favorable position.
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    • See more words with the same meaning: to help.

    Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 20 2011.  (Edit this definition.)

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kick down with    Featured Word

verb

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kick in

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slip

verb - intransitive

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smoke out    Featured Word

noun

verb

verb - transitive

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throw down    Featured Word

noun

  • Throwdown (one word).

    A cheap, unregistered firearm rumoured to be carried (sometimes unlawfully) by police officers. The firearm is thrown down next to a body in the case of a wrongful shooting of a citizen, so as to give the impression that the victim had been armed at the time.

    Originally submitted by Anonymous on Nov 19 2011.  (Edit this definition.)

verb

verb - ambitransitive

  • to give a portion of the money necessary to purchase something.
    Are you going to throw down for gas?
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    • See more words with the same meaning: to give.

    Originally submitted by Nathan W. from Burlington, IA, USA on Apr 10 2002.  (Edit this definition.)

  • to contribute, along with others, a substance for group enjoyment.
    I'll throw down on that blunt.
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    Originally submitted by Andy C. from Oberlin, OH, USA on Aug 11 2002.  (Edit this definition.)

verb - transitive

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