Dictionary entry details
• BUST (noun)
Meaning:
A complete failure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
bust; fizzle; flop
Context example:
the play was a dismal flop
Hypernyms ("bust" is a kind of...):
failure (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bust"):
bomb; dud; turkey (an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual)
Meaning:
The chest of a woman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
female chest; bust
Hypernyms ("bust" is a kind of...):
chest; pectus; thorax (the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates)
Holonyms ("bust" is a part of...):
female body (the body of a female human being)
Meaning:
A sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bust" is a kind of...):
sculpture (a three-dimensional work of plastic art)
Meaning:
An occasion for excessive eating or drinking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
binge; tear; bout; bust
Context example:
they went on a bust that lasted three days
Hypernyms ("bust" is a kind of...):
revel; revelry (unrestrained merrymaking)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bust"):
piss-up (vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking)
• BUST (adjective)
Meaning:
Lacking funds
Synonyms:
broke; bust; skint; stone-broke; stony-broke
Context example:
'skint' is a British slang term
Similar:
poor (having little money or few possessions)
• BUST (verb)
Meaning:
Ruin completely
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
bust; break
Context example:
He busted my radio!
Hypernyms (to "bust" is one way to...):
destroy; ruin (destroy completely; damage irreparably)
Cause:
break; bust; fall apart; wear; wear out (go to pieces)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bust"):
break down (cause to fall or collapse)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Also:
bust up (smash or break forcefully)
Meaning:
Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
raid; bust
Context example:
The police raided the crack house
Hypernyms (to "bust" is one way to...):
assail; attack (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Separate or cause to separate abruptly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
rupture; tear; snap; bust
Context examples:
The rope snapped / tear the paper
Hypernyms (to "bust" is one way to...):
disunite; divide; part; separate (force, take, or pull apart)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bust"):
lacerate (cut or tear irregularly)
pull; rend; rip; rive (tear or be torn violently)
rip up; shred; tear up (tear into shreds)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Go to pieces
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
wear out; fall apart; bust; wear; break
Context examples:
The lawn mower finally broke / The gears wore out / The old chair finally fell apart completely
Hypernyms (to "bust" is one way to...):
crumble; decay; delapidate (fall into decay or ruin)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bust"):
fray; frazzle (wear away by rubbing)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
bust; burst
Context example:
The dam burst
Hypernyms (to "bust" is one way to...):
break; come apart; fall apart; separate; split up (become separated into pieces or fragments)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bust"):
shatter (break into many pieces)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
