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bustnoun a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrumentdelivered a bust to the boxer's chops bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, blow, bop, box, buffet, chop, clap, clip, clout, crack, cuff, dab, douse(British), fillip, hack, haymaker, hit, hook, knock, larrup(dialect), lash, lick, pelt, pick, plump, poke, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, spank, stinger, stripe, stroke, swat, swipe, switch, thud, thump, thwack, wallop, welt, whack, wham, whop(also whap) counter, counterblow, counterpunch, counterstrokebody blow, hand, kick, knee, left, one-two, rabbit punch, right, right-hander, roundhouse, shiver, sidewinder, sucker punch, swing, uppercutcruncher, kayo, knockdown, knockout, KObastinado(or bastinade), battering, beating, bludgeoning, clobbering, cudgeling(or cudgelling), drubbing, hammering, lambasting, licking, pasting, pounding, pummeling(also pummelling), thrashingflogging, walloping, whip, whipping something that has failedthe first movie was a hit, but the sequel was an unexpected bust bomb, bummer, catastrophe, clinker, clunker, debacle(also débâcle), disaster, dud, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, frost, lemon, loser, miss, shipwreck, turkey, washout also-ran, disappointment, dog, has-been, near missbotch, hash, mess, muddle, shamblesnoneventnonstarter blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner corker, crackerjack(also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, phenomenon slangthe act of taking or holding under one's control by authority of lawthose lowlifes were nabbed for drug dealing in a massive bust last month apprehension, arrest, arrestment, collar, pinch raidhouse arrestcapture, entrapment, seizurecaptivity, confinement, detention, enchainment, hold, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, restraintrearrestremand discharge emancipation, liberation, release a bout of prolonged or excessive drinkinga bunch of underage kids having a beer bust while the parents were away for the weekend bender, binge, carousal, carouse, drunk, jamboree, spree, toot, wassail blowout, kegger(also keg party)bacchanalia, orgy, revel, revelrybibbery, bibulousness, drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, jag, tipsiness bustverbto bring to a lower grade or rankthe commander threatened to bust her for failing to salute break, degrade, demote, disrate, downgrade, reduce can, cashier, dismiss, downsize, fire, lay off, sackabase, debase, demean, humble, humiliate, lower advance, elevate, promote, raise hire to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debtsgambling is a dangerous habit that has busted many unfortunate souls to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forciblythe butterfingered husband had busted more plates than he cared to remember break, break up, disintegrate, dismember, disrupt, fracture, fragment, rive atomize, crush, grind, powder, pulverize, reduceblast, blow up, burst, detonate, explodecrack, pop, shatter, shiver, smashchip, sliver, splinter, splitimplodedestroy, ruin, wreck doctor, fix, heal, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous mannerbusted the storekeeper on the nose and was promptly arrested for it bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, crack, hammer, hit, knock, nail, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, swipe, tag, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale, zap batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, lace, lambaste(or lambast), lick, mangle, maul, pelt, pepper, pommel, pummel, roughscuffbunt, flick, stroke, tapbump, butt, jab, jostle, kick, knee, poke, prod, push, shove, stampbowl (down or over), cream, deck, dump(slang), fell, floor, knock down, levelrabbit-punch, sucker punchcane, club, cudgel, flail, flog, lash, sap, slash, sledge, sledgehammer, spear, stab, switch, thrash, whipbean, brain, conk, skull hang one on slangto take or keep under one's control by authority of lawthe cops busted the revelers for drinking in public apprehend, arrest, collar, nab, nail, nick(British slang), pick up, pinch, pull in, restrain, run in, seize bag, capture, catch, get, grab, grapple, hook, land, snap (up), snare, snatch, trapcommit, confine, detain, hold, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, lock (up)bind, enchain, fetter, handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammelrearrestremand discharge emancipate, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, springunbind, unchain to use up all the physical energy ofI had to bust my butt in order to get the project done on time break, burn out, do in, do up, drain, exhaust, fag, fatigue, frazzle, harass, kill, knock out, outwear, tire, tucker (out), wash out, wear, wear out, weary debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, sap, waste, weaken wear to a frazzle activate, energize, invigorate, rejuvenate, strengthen, vitalizerelax, rest, unwind in 1639 |