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Synonyms for bust
bʌstbust
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Princeton's WordNet
flop, bust, fizzlenoun
a complete failure
"the play was a dismal flop"
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flop, hiss, floating-point operation, dud, tear, bout, hissing, washout, sibilation, collapse, binge, fizzle, hushing, female chestAntonyms:
richfemale chest, bustnoun
the chest of a woman
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flop, binge, female chest, fizzle, tear, boutAntonyms:
richbustnoun
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
Synonyms:
flop, binge, female chest, fizzle, tear, boutAntonyms:
richbust, tear, binge, boutadjective
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
"they went on a bust that lasted three days"
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flop, rip, snag, round, bout, split, tear, teardrop, orgy, binge, fizzle, female chest, rent, splurge, turnAntonyms:
richbroke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-brokeverb
lacking funds
"`skint' is a British slang term"
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skint, broke, stony-broke, stone-brokeAntonyms:
richbreak, bustverb
ruin completely
"He busted my radio!"
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rupture, demote, kick downstairs, tear, cave in, collapse, let on, break-dance, split up, interrupt, offend, reveal, die, disclose, soften, expose, pause, fail, smash, erupt, wear out, weaken, get around, go bad, break up, recrudesce, transgress, break away, split, unwrap, come apart, bankrupt, crack, ruin, dampen, break, give away, get out, break off, separate, fall apart, break out, fall in, give out, go, founder, break in, break dance, stop, intermit, divulge, breach, check, snap off, damp, violate, infract, give, fracture, bring out, break down, discontinue, give way, conk out, better, part, relegate, burst, wear, raid, bump, snap, go against, discover, develop, let outAntonyms:
richraid, bustverb
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
"The police raided the crack house"
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tear, rupture, wear, wear out, foray into, snap, raid, break, fall apart, burstAntonyms:
richtear, rupture, snap, bustverb
separate or cause to separate abruptly
"The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
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wear out, buck, snatch up, click, fall apart, shoot, burst, flick, deplume, break down, crack, displume, pluck, photograph, break, shoot down, lose it, tear, raid, pull, wear, charge, snap, snatch, deplumate, snarl, ruptureAntonyms:
richbreak, wear, wear out, bust, fall apartverb
go to pieces
"The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
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crack, raid, tire out, break away, give way, hold out, soften, reveal, develop, unwrap, conk out, assume, jade, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, snap off, stop, go, demote, tire, break out, separate, don, split, give away, damp, wear off, smash, get into, interrupt, have on, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, divulge, pause, let on, get around, wear out, cave in, wear down, break-dance, break up, check, wear thin, give out, break in, give, split up, wear upon, better, burst, go bad, endure, rupture, breach, break off, disclose, erupt, weary, recrudesce, break dance, go against, dampen, fatigue, break down, fall in, tear, put on, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, fag out, offend, kick downstairs, bear, part, infract, outwear, fail, come apart, bankrupt, crumble, go to pieces, expose, break, discontinue, intermit, snap, wearAntonyms:
richburst, bustverb
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
"The dam burst"
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wear out, bristle, abound, tear, collapse, break open, break, snap, raid, erupt, wear, burst, split, fall apart, explode, ruptureAntonyms:
rich
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How to use bust in a sentence?
The bubble economy went bust and you couldn't sell anything.
The best-case scenario is our forecast is going to be a bust and we'll get much needed rainfall, the worst that could happen is that travel is impacted, intermittent power outages and any time you have substantial rain in a large metro area, the concrete ground doesn't absorb water and that results in flooding.
Beijing's battle against pollution will increase costs for steel mills and force those uncompetitive ones to go bust eventually.
National Museum of Antiquities:
The piece of sculpture is pretty damaged, that is why it was decided to supplement the disappeared parts, such as nose and chin, on the basis of second portraiti of Julius Caesar : the so-called Tusculum bust.
Were not sure if [the population decline] is going to last or if its a boom-bust population cycle, it could be a little bit of both. We arent really sure.
Translations for bust
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- إفلاسArabic
- бюст, арестувам, счупвам, разбивамBulgarian
- bustCatalan, Valencian
- busta, bystaCzech
- einlochen, BüsteGerman
- μπούστοGreek
- bustoEsperanto
- fiasco, busto, reventarSpanish
- مجسمه نیم تنهPersian
- rikkoa, ratsia, pysti, pidättää, povi, rintakuva, pidätysFinnish
- arrêter, bouziller, buste, prendre sur le fait, fiasco, choper, pincer, attraper, prendre la main dans le sac, éclater, niquer, arrestationFrench
- mellszoborHungarian
- կիսանդրիArmenian
- payudaraIndonesian
- bustoIdo
- brjóstmyndIcelandic
- sgamare, far scoppiare, acciuffare, scoppiare, fiasco, attaccare, arresto, busto, rompere, sfasciare, fare irruzione, irruzioneItalian
- חזהHebrew
- 乳房, 半身像, 胸像Japanese
- 앞가슴, 흉상Korean
- bysteNorwegian
- bij de lurven pakken, fiasco, breken, oppakken, razzia, borstbeeld, betrappen, barsten, vatten, buste, flop, arrestatieDutch
- bysteNorwegian Nynorsk
- fiasko, pierś, klapa, nalot, popiersiePolish
- bustoPortuguese
- бюст, рейд, женская грудь, налёт, облаваRussian
- bista, бистаSerbo-Croatian
- bystSwedish
- büstTurkish
- бюстUkrainian
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