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Bust

noun/kˈæɹiz/
Definition
a complete failure
the chest of a woman
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæɹiz/
🇬🇧British English
/bˈʌst/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bˈʌst/
1 syllable Say it as /kˈæɹiz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna complete failure
“the play was a dismal flop”
nounthe chest of a woman
nouna sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
nounan occasion for excessive eating or drinking
“they went on a bust that lasted three days”
verbruin completely
“He busted my radio!”
verbsearch without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
“The police raided the crack house”
verbseparate or cause to separate abruptly
“The rope snapped”
verbgo to pieces
“The lawn mower finally broke”
verbbreak open or apart suddenly and forcefully
“The dam burst”
adjectivelacking funds
“`skint' is a British slang term”
Word Forms
flopverbfail utterly; collapse
bustverbruin completely
bustyadjective(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
bingeverbovereat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
breakableadjectivecapable of being broken or damaged
breakagenounthe act of breaking something
bustnouna complete failure
busternouna person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something
raidnouna sudden short attack
tearnounthe act of tearing
rupturenounthe act of making a sudden noisy break
snapnouna sudden breaking
wearnounimpairment resulting from long use
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Büste
ein völliger Fehlschlag
🇫🇷French
bousiller
un échec complet
🇪🇸Spanish
busto
un completo fracaso
🇮🇹Italian
torace
un completo fallimento
🇳🇱Dutch
borstbeeld
een complete mislukking
🇵🇹Portuguese
busto
um fracasso completo
🇷🇺Russian
бюст
полный провал
India
🇮🇳Hindi
छाती
पूर्ण विफलता
🇧🇩Bengali
আবক্ষ
একটি সম্পূর্ণ ব্যর্থতা
🇮🇳Tamil
மார்பளவு
ஒரு முழுமையான தோல்வி
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రతిమ
పూర్తి వైఫల్యం
🇮🇳Marathi
दिवाळे
संपूर्ण अपयश
🇮🇳Gujarati
બસ્ટ
સંપૂર્ણ નિષ્ફળતા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಸ್ಟ್
ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ವೈಫಲ್ಯ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ബസ്റ്റ്
ഒരു സമ്പൂർണ്ണ പരാജയം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਛਾਤੀ
ਇੱਕ ਪੂਰੀ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
ٹوٹ
ایک مکمل ناکامی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
摔碎
彻底失败
🇯🇵Japanese
バスト
完全な失敗
🇰🇷Korean
흉상
완전한 실패
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bật ra
thất bại hoàn toàn
🇹🇭Thai
หน้าอก
ความล้มเหลวโดยสิ้นเชิง
🇮🇩Indonesian
menyergap
kegagalan total
🇲🇾Malay
dada
kegagalan sepenuhnya
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
اعتقال
فشل كامل
🇮🇷Persian
نیم تنه
یک شکست کامل
🇹🇷Turkish
baskın yapmak
tam bir başarısızlık
🇮🇱Hebrew
חָזֶה
כישלון מוחלט
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'bust'?
The primary meaning of 'bust' is 'a complete failure'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'bust' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'bust' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'bust' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'bust' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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