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BUST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An occasion for excessive eating or drinking
Example:
they went on a bust that lasted three days
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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)
Sense 2
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)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The chest of a woman
Synonyms:
bust; female chest
Classified under:
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)
Derivation:
busty ((of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A complete failure
Example:
the play was a dismal flop
Synonyms:
Classified under:
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)
Derivation:
bust (ruin completely)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking funds
Example:
'skint' is a British slang term
Synonyms:
broke; bust; skint; stone-broke; stony-broke
Classified under:
Similar:
poor (having little money or few possessions)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they bust ... he / she / it busts
Past simple: bust /busted
Past participle: bust /busted
-ing form: busting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
Example:
The dam burst
Synonyms:
burst; bust
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
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
Sense 2
Meaning:
Go to pieces
Example:
The old chair finally fell apart completely
Synonyms:
break; bust; fall apart; wear; wear out
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "bust" is one way to...):
crumble; decay; dilapidate (fall into decay or ruin)
Verb group:
break; bust (ruin completely)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bust"):
fray; frazzle (wear away by rubbing)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 3
Meaning:
Ruin completely
Example:
He busted my radio!
Synonyms:
break; bust
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "bust" is one way to...):
destroy; ruin (destroy completely; damage irreparably)
Cause:
break; bust; fall apart; wear; wear out (go to pieces)
Verb group:
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)
Derivation:
bust (a complete failure)
buster (a person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Separate or cause to separate abruptly
Example:
tear the paper
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
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
Sense 5
Meaning:
Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
Example:
The police raided the crack house
Synonyms:
bust; raid
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
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
Context examples:
Tall, fine bust, sloping shoulders; long, graceful neck: olive complexion, dark and clear; noble features; eyes rather like Mr. Rochester's: large and black, and as brilliant as her jewels.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
And hanging the antique broad-brim on a bust of Plato, Jo read her letters.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
The cast was taken in two moulds from each side of the face, and then these two profiles of plaster of Paris were joined together to make the complete bust.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Beyond and above spread an expanse of sky, dark blue as at twilight: rising into the sky was a woman's shape to the bust, portrayed in tints as dusk and soft as I could combine.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
The dim, dusty room, with the busts staring down from the tall bookcases, the cozy chairs, the globes, and best of all, the wilderness of books in which she could wander where she liked, made the library a region of bliss to her.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
“That won’t do, my dear Watson,” said Holmes, shaking his head, “for no amount of idée fixe would enable your interesting monomaniac to find out where these busts were situated.”
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Recall the august yet harmonious lineaments, the Grecian neck and bust; let the round and dazzling arm be visible, and the delicate hand; omit neither diamond ring nor gold bracelet; portray faithfully the attire, aerial lace and glistening satin, graceful scarf and golden rose; call it 'Blanche, an accomplished lady of rank.'
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Returning from one of Mozart's grand operas, splendidly performed at the Royal Theatre, he looked over his own, played a few of the best parts, sat staring at the busts of Mendelssohn, Beethoven, and Bach, who stared benignly back again.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
When finished, the busts were put on a table in the passage to dry, and afterwards stored.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
On the other hand, this Morse Hudson is the purveyor of busts in that part of London, and these three were the only ones which had been in his shop for years.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
