- 1bust something to break something I busted my camera. The lights are busted. Come out, or I'll bust the door down!
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- 2bust somebody/something (for something) (of the police) to suddenly enter a place and search it, or arrest someone He was busted for drugs.
- 3bust somebody to make someone lower in military rank as a punishment synonym demote
- 4-busting (in compound adjectives) used to show that something is being prevented or stopped a crime-busting superhero Idioms
- 1to hit someone hard in the jaw If you call me that again, I’ll bust your chops.
- 2to criticize or annoy someone in a way that is not serious My dad sometimes busts my chops about not working hard enough.
- 1to laugh very hard The movie was so funny I busted my gut laughing.
- 2to put a lot of effort into something We busted a gut trying to fix the car, but it just wouldn’t move. I busted a gut to get you out of this mess!
bust
verbNAmE//bʌst//
(informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they bust he / she / it busts
past simple bust
past simple busted
-ing form busting
used to say that you will try very hard to get somewhere or achieve something For him it's the Olympics or bust. Phrasal Verbsbust outbust up
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