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English adjective: bust | |||
| 1. | bust lacking funds | ||
| Samples | `skint' is a British slang term. | ||
| Synonyms | broke, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke | ||
| Similar | poor | ||
| Antonyms | rich | ||
English noun: bust | |||
| 1. | bust (event) a complete failure | ||
| Samples | The play was a dismal flop. | ||
| Synonyms | fizzle, flop | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | failure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bomb, dud, turkey | ||
| 2. | bust (body) the chest of a woman | ||
| Synonyms | female chest | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chest, pectus, thorax | ||
| Part meronym | female body | ||
| 3. | bust (artifact) a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sculpture | ||
| 4. | bust (act) an occasion for excessive eating or drinking | ||
| Samples | They went on a bust that lasted three days. | ||
| Synonyms | binge, bout, tear | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | revel, revelry | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | piss-up | ||
English verb: bust | |||
| 1. | bust (contact) ruin completely | ||
| Samples | He busted my radio!. | ||
| Synonyms | break | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | destroy, ruin | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break down | ||
| Cause | break, bust, fall apart, wear, wear out | ||
| Verb group | break, bust, fall apart, wear, wear out | ||
| Antonyms | bushel, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, doctor, touch on, restore | ||
| 2. | bust (social) search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on | ||
| Samples | The police raided the crack house. | ||
| Synonyms | raid | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assail, attack | ||
| 3. | bust (contact) separate or cause to separate abruptly | ||
| Samples | The rope snapped. Tear the paper. | ||
| Synonyms | rupture, snap, tear | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disunite, divide, part, separate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lacerate, pull, rend, rip, rip up, rive, shred, tear up | ||
| 4. | bust (contact) go to pieces | ||
| Samples | The lawn mower finally broke. The gears wore out. The old chair finally fell apart completely. | ||
| Synonyms | break, fall apart, wear, wear out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crumble, decay, dilapidate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fray, frazzle | ||
| Verb group | break, bust | ||
| 5. | bust (change) break open or apart suddenly and forcefully | ||
| Samples | The dam burst. | ||
| Synonyms | burst | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | shatter | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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