Definition of bust

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  • bust is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • bust is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
  • bust is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of bust

  • an occasion for excessive eating or drinking (noun)

    Examples

    1. they went on a bust that lasted three days

    Synonyms

    1. binge
    2. bout
    3. tear
  • search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. raid
  • separate or cause to separate abruptly (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. rupture
    2. snap
    3. tear
  • go to pieces (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. break
    2. fall apart
    3. wear
    4. wear out
  • ruin completely (verb)

    Examples

    1. He busted my radio!

    Synonyms

    1. break
  • break open or apart suddenly and forcefully (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. burst
  • the chest of a woman (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. female chest
  • lacking funds (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. broke
    2. skint
    3. stone-broke
    4. stony-broke
  • a complete failure (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. fizzle
    2. flop
  • a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person (noun)

See definition of bust in Merriam Webster