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Another word for bust

bust Synonyms

bust

n.

Breast
bosom, breasts, torso; see breast 2, chest 2.
Figurehead
carving, sculpture, model, head; see image 2, statue.
*A total failure
flop*, washout*, dud*; see failure 1. See syn. study at breast.

bust* Synonyms

bust*

v.

break, smash, fracture, burst; see break 1, 2.

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Another word for bust

verb

(Slang)
To make or become unusable or inoperative:
break, fail, ruin. See help
(Slang)
To come open or fly apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure:
blow¹ (out), burst, explode, pop¹. See explosion
To make (an animal) docile:
break, gentle, master, tame. See wild
To reduce to financial insolvency:
bankrupt, break, impoverish, pauperize, ruin. (Slang) clean out. See money
To 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 money
(Slang)
To lower in rank or grade:
break, bump, degrade, demote, downgrade, reduce. See rise
To hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand:
box², buffet, cuff, punch, slap, smack¹, spank, swat, whack. (Informal) clip¹, spat. See attack, strike
(Slang)
To take into custody as a prisoner:
apprehend, arrest, seize. (Informal) nab, pick up. (Slang) collar, pinch, run in. See law

noun

One that fails completely:
failure, fiasco, loser, washout. (Informal) dud, flop, lemon. (Slang) bomb. See thrive
The condition of being financially insolvent:
bankruptcy, failure, insolvency. See money
A quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand:
box², buffet, chop¹, cuff, punch, slap, smack¹, smacker, spank, swat, whack. (Informal) clip¹, spat. See attack, strike
(Slang)
A seizing and holding by law:
apprehension, arrest, seizure. (Slang) collar, pickup, pinch. See law

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Maybe the rope didn't bust loose until he was part way.
A bust of Odoric was set up at Pordenone in 1881.
In a niche is a Houdon bust of Lafayette, a replica of the original presented to the city of Paris by the state of Virginia.
The larger, supported by six columns resting on the backs of lions, was made in 1272 by Nicolaus of Foggia;' the bust over the entrance to it is said to be a portrait of Sigilgaita Rufolo.
The Council meeting was a bust, and there was more tension in the air than he could understand.

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