Bust vs. Burst
Bustnoun
A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.
Bustnoun
The breasts and upper thorax of a woman.
Bustnoun
(slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.
Bustnoun
(slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.
Bustnoun
A player who fails to meet expectations.
Bustnoun
A refutation of an opening, or of previously published analysis.
Bustverb
To break.
Bustverb
To arrest (someone) for a crime.
Bustverb
To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
Bustverb
(snowboarding) An emphatic synonym of do or get.
Bustverb
To reduce in rank.
Bustverb
(poker) To lose all of one's chips.
Bustverb
(blackjack) To exceed a score of 21.
Bustverb
To break in (an animal).
Bustverb
To ejaculate; to eject semen.
Bustadjective
(slang) Without any money, broke, bankrupt.
Bustnoun
A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.
Bustnoun
The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.
Bustnoun
A woman's bosom{2}.
Bustverb
To arrest, for committing a crime; - often used in the passive; as, the whole gang got busted.
Bustverb
To break or burst.
Bustverb
In blackjack, to draw a card that causes one's total to exceed twenty-one.
Bustverb
To go bankrupt.
Bustnoun
a complete failure;
Bustnoun
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
Bustnoun
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking;
Bustverb
ruin completely;
Bustverb
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on;
Bustverb
separate or cause to separate abruptly;
Bustverb
go to pieces;
Bustverb
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully;
Bustadjective
lacking funds;
Bustnoun
a woman's chest as measured around her breasts
Bustnoun
a woman's breasts, especially considered in terms of their size
Bustnoun
a sculpture of a person's head, shoulders, and chest.
Bustnoun
a period of economic difficulty or depression
Bustnoun
a raid or arrest by the police
Bustnoun
a worthless thing
Bustnoun
a violent blow
Bustverb
break, split, or burst
Bustverb
(of a group or couple) separate, typically after a quarrel
Bustverb
violently disrupt
Bustverb
strike violently
Bustverb
escape
Bustverb
(in blackjack and similar card games) exceed the score of 21, so losing one's stake.
Bustverb
(of the police) raid or search (premises where illegal activity is suspected)
Bustverb
arrest
Bustverb
be caught in the act of doing something wrong
Bustverb
reduce (a soldier) to a lower rank; demote
Bustadjective
damaged or broken
Bustadjective
bankrupt
Burstnoun
An instance of, or the act of bursting.
Burstnoun
A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.
Burstnoun
A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.
Burstverb
(intransitive) To break from internal pressure.
Burstverb
(transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
Burstverb
To cause to break by any means.
Burstverb
(transitive) To separate formfeed at perforation lines.
Burstverb
(intransitive) To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
Burstverb
(transitive) To produce as an effect of bursting.
Burstverb
To fly apart or in pieces; of break open; to yield to force or pressure, especially to a sudden and violent exertion of force, or to pressure from within; to explode; as, the boiler had burst; the buds will burst in spring.
Burstverb
To exert force or pressure by which something is made suddenly to give way; to break through obstacles or limitations; hence, to appear suddenly and unexpectedly or unaccountably, or to depart in such manner; - usually with some qualifying adverb or preposition, as forth, out, away, into, upon, through, etc.
Burstverb
To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by strain or pressure, esp. from within; to force open suddenly; as, to burst a cannon; to burst a blood vessel; to burst open the doors.
Burstverb
To break.
Burstverb
To produce as an effect of bursting; as, to burst a hole through the wall.
Burstnoun
A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion; as, a burst of thunder; a burst of applause; a burst of passion; a burst of inspiration.
Burstnoun
Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed.
Burstnoun
A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse.
Burstnoun
A rupture or hernia; a breach.
Burstnoun
the act of exploding or bursting something;
Burstnoun
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms;
Burstnoun
a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason);
Burstnoun
a sudden violent happening;
Burstverb
break open or apart suddenly;
Burstverb
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up;
Burstverb
burst outward, usually with noise;
Burstverb
move suddenly, energetically, or violently;
Burstverb
be in a state of movement or action;
Burstverb
emerge suddenly;
Burstverb
cause to burst;
Burstverb
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully;
Burstadjective
suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted' is an informal term for `burst');
Burstverb
break open or apart suddenly and violently, especially as a result of an impact or internal pressure
Burstverb
cause to burst
Burstverb
be so full as almost to break open
Burstverb
feel a very strong or irrepressible emotion or impulse
Burstverb
issue suddenly and uncontrollably
Burstverb
open suddenly and forcibly
Burstverb
move suddenly and violently
Burstverb
suddenly begin doing or producing something
Burstverb
separate (continuous stationery) into single sheets.
Burstnoun
an instance of breaking or splitting as a result of internal pressure or puncturing; an explosion
Burstnoun
a sudden brief outbreak
Burstnoun
a sudden issuing forth
Burstnoun
a period of continuous and intense effort
