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Noun
S:
(n)
flop (flop%1:11:00::)
,
bust (bust%1:11:00::)
,
fizzle (fizzle%1:11:00::)
(a complete failure)
"the play was a dismal flop"
S:
(n)
female chest (female_chest%1:08:00::)
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bust (bust%1:08:00::)
(the chest of a woman)
S:
(n)
bust (bust%1:06:00::)
(a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person)
S:
(n)
bust (bust%1:04:00::)
,
tear (tear%1:04:01::)
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binge (binge%1:04:00::)
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bout (bout%1:04:01::)
(an occasion for excessive eating or drinking)
"they went on a bust that lasted three days"
Verb
S:
(v)
break (break%2:35:01::)
,
bust (bust%2:35:01::)
(ruin completely)
"He busted my radio!"
S:
(v)
raid (raid%2:41:00::)
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bust (bust%2:41:00::)
(search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on)
"The police raided the crack house"
S:
(v)
tear (tear%2:35:00::)
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rupture (rupture%2:35:00::)
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snap (snap%2:35:01::)
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bust (bust%2:35:02::)
(separate or cause to separate abruptly)
"The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
S:
(v)
break (break%2:35:00::)
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wear (wear%2:35:00::)
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wear out (wear_out%2:35:00::)
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bust (bust%2:35:00::)
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fall apart (fall_apart%2:35:00::)
(go to pieces)
"The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
S:
(v)
burst (burst%2:30:01::)
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bust (bust%2:30:00::)
(break open or apart suddenly and forcefully)
"The dam burst"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
broke (broke%3:00:00:poor:00)
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bust (bust%3:00:00:poor:00)
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skint (skint%3:00:00:poor:00)
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stone-broke (stone-broke%3:00:00:poor:00)
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stony-broke (stony-broke%3:00:00:poor:00)
(lacking funds)
"`skint' is a British slang term"