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Definition of
bust adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
bust
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
bʌst
/
/
[
not usually before noun
]
(
informal
)
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(
of a person or business
)
failed because of a lack of money
synonym
bankrupt
We lost our money when the travel company
went bust
.
See
bust
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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bust
verb
bust
noun
bust out
phrasal verb
bust up
phrasal verb
bust-up
noun
… or bust
bust a gut
bust somebody's chops
gut
noun
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Phrasal verbs
bust out
phrasal verb
bust up
phrasal verb
Idioms
… or bust
bust a gut
bust somebody's chops
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