bust
1. a complete failure - the play was a dismal flop • Syn: flop, fizzle • Derivationally related forms: flop (for: flop) • Hypernyms: failure • Hyponyms: turkey, bomb, dud 2. the chest of a woman • Syn: female chest • Derivationally related forms: busty • Hypernyms: thorax, chest, pectus • Part Holonyms: female body 3. a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person • Hypernyms: sculpture 4. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking - they went on a bust that lasted three days • Syn: tear, binge, bout • Derivationally related forms: binge (for: binge) • Hypernyms: revel, revelry • Hyponyms: piss-up
1. ruin completely (Freq. 1) - He busted my radio! • Syn: break • Ant: repair (for: break) • See Also: bust up, break up (for: break), break apart (for: break), break off (for: break), break down (for: break) • Derivationally related forms: buster, breakable (for: break), breakage (for: break) • Hypernyms: destroy, ruin • Hyponyms: break down • Verb Group: break, wear, wear out, fall apart • Cause: break, wear, wear out, fall apart • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something 2. search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on - The police raided the crack house • Syn: raid • Derivationally related forms: raid (for: raid) • Hypernyms: attack, assail • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody 3. separate or cause to separate abruptly - The rope snapped - tear the paper • Syn: tear, rupture, snap • See Also: tear up (for: tear), tear apart (for: tear), tear down (for: tear) • Derivationally related forms: snap (for: snap), rupture (for: rupture), tear (for: tear) • Hypernyms: separate, disunite, divide, part • Hyponyms: lacerate, rend, rip, rive, pull, shred, tear up, rip up • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something 4. go to pieces - The lawn mower finally broke - The gears wore out - The old chair finally fell apart completely • Syn: break, wear, wear out, fall apart • See Also: wear away (for: wear), wear off (for: wear), break away (for: break), break off (for: break), break up (for: break), break apart (for: break) • Derivationally related forms: wear (for: wear), breakable (for: break) • Hypernyms: decay, crumble, dilapidate • Hyponyms: fray, frazzle • Verb Group: break • Verb Frames: - Something ----s 5. break open or apart suddenly and forcefully - The dam burst • Syn: burst • Hypernyms: break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart • Hyponyms: shatter • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something
lacking funds - 'skint' is a British slang term • Syn: broke, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke • Similar to: poor
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