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bust

• (s) lacking funds
  • "skint" is a British slang term
  broke, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke,

Nouns

• (n) a complete failure
  • the play was a dismal flop
  fizzle, flop,
• (n) the chest of a woman female chest,
• (n) a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
• (n) an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
  • they went on a bust that lasted three days
  binge, tear, bout,

Verbs

• (v) ruin completely
  • He busted my radio!
  break,
• (v) search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
  • The police raided the crack house
  raid,
• (v) separate or cause to separate abruptly
  • The rope snapped
  • tear the paper
  rupture, tear, snap,
• (v) go to pieces
  • The lawn mower finally broke
  • The gears wore out
  • The old chair finally fell apart completely
  fall apart, wear out, wear, break,
• (v) break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
  • The dam burst
  burst,

Synonyms

fizzle flop broke skint stone-broke stony-broke break raid female chest rupture tear snap binge bout fall apart wear out wear burst

Antonyms

bushel fix furbish up mend repair doctor touch on restore

See also

break apart disassemble take apart dismantle break up knap break off chip cut off sever analyze break down dissect analyse bust up wrack wreck rip up shred tear up tear apart trash pan pull down rase raze tear down level take down chip off break away come off crash wear away wear off whittle away whittle down

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