Bust Definition

bŭst
busted, buster, busting, busts
noun
busts
A piece of sculpture representing the head, shoulders, and upper chest of a human body.
Webster's New World
A woman's bosom, including her breasts.
Webster's New World
The circumference of a woman's chest, measured at its fullest point.
Webster's New World
The human chest.
American Heritage
A person or thing that is a total failure.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
verb
busted, busting, busts
To smash or break, especially forcefully.
American Heritage
To render inoperable or unusable.
Busted the vending machine by putting in foreign coins.
American Heritage
To cause to come to an end; break up.
An attempt to bust the union.
American Heritage
To tame (esp. broncos)
Webster's New World
To cause to become bankrupt or short of money.
American Heritage
adjective

(slang) Without any money, broke.

Wiktionary
idiom
bust a nut
  • To have an orgasm.
American Heritage
bust (one's) ass
  • To make a strenuous effort; work very hard.
American Heritage
bust (someone's) balls
  • To make extreme or unreasonable demands of someone.
  • To harass or scold someone.
American Heritage
go bust
  • To go bankrupt.
American Heritage
bust a nut
  • To have an orgasm.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Bust

Noun

Singular:
bust
Plural:
busts

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bust

Origin of Bust

  • French buste from Italian busto possibly from Latin bustum sepulchral monument

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French buste < Italian busto, probably from Latin būstum.

    From Wiktionary

  • Variant of burst

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Variant of burst

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the verb to burst.

    From Wiktionary

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