Noun

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

Verb

• S: (v) break, bust (ruin completely) "He busted my radio!"
• S: (v) raid, bust (search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on) "The police raided the crack house"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) tear, rupture, snap, bust (separate or cause to separate abruptly) "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
• S: (v) break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart (go to pieces) "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
• verb group
• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• phrasal verb
• derivationally related form
• W: (adj) breakable [Related to: break] (capable of being broken or damaged) "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully"
• W: (n) wear [Related to: wear] (impairment resulting from long use) "the tires showed uneven wear"
• sentence frame
• S: (v) burst, bust (break open or apart suddenly and forcefully) "The dam burst"

Adjective

• S: (adj) broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke (lacking funds) "`skint' is a British slang term"