See bust in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To make or become unusable or inoperative:
break, fail, ruin. See helpTo come open or fly apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure:
blow1 (out), burst, explode, pop1. See explosionTo make (an animal) docile:
break, gentle, master, tame. See wildTo reduce to financial insolvency:
bankrupt, break, impoverish, pauperize, ruin. (Slang) clean out. See moneyTo undergo sudden financial failure:
break, collapse, crash, fail, go under. (Informal) fold. Idioms: go belly up, go bust, go on the rocks, go to the wall. See moneyTo lower in rank or grade:
break, bump, degrade, demote, downgrade, reduce. See riseTo hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand:
box2, buffet, cuff, punch, slap, smack1, spank, swat, whack. (Informal) clip1, spat. See attack, strikeTo take into custody as a prisoner:
apprehend, arrest, seize. (Informal) nab, pick up. (Slang) collar, pinch, run in. See lawOne that fails completely:
failure, fiasco, loser, washout. (Informal) dud, flop, lemon. (Slang) bomb. See thriveThe condition of being financially insolvent:
bankruptcy, failure, insolvency. See moneyA quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand:
box2, buffet, chop1, cuff, punch, slap, smack1, smacker, spank, swat, whack. (Informal) clip1, spat. See attack, strikeA seizing and holding by law:
apprehension, arrest, seizure. (Slang) collar, pickup, pinch. See lawLearn more about bust