bust

  1. Noun.  A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.
  2. Noun.  The breasts and upper thorax of a woman.
  3. Verb.  To break something.
  4. Verb.  (slang) To arrest for a crime.
  5. Verb.  (slang) To catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
  6. Verb.  (snowboarding) An emphatic ''to do''.
  7. Verb.  (US, informal) To reduce in rank.
  8. Verb.  (poker) To lose all of one's chips.
  9. Verb.  (context, blackjack) To exceed a score of 21.
  10. Noun.  (slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation:.
  11. Noun.  (slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.
  12. Noun.  (sports, derogatory) A player who is drafted at a high position and fails.
  13. Adjective.  (slang) without any money, broke.

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