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bustsnounpl. of bust a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrumentdelivered a bust to the boxer's chops bangs, bashes, bats, beats, belts, biffs, blows, bops, boxes, buffets, chops, claps, clips, clouts, cracks, cuffs, dabs, douses(British), fillips, hacks, haymakers, hits, hooks, knocks, larrups(dialect), lashes, licks, pelts, picks, plumps, pokes, pounds, punches, raps, slams, slaps, slugs, smacks, smashes, socks, spanks, stingers, stripes, strokes, swats, swipes, switches, thuds, thumps, thwacks, wallops, welts, whacks, whams, whops(also whaps) counterblows(or counter-blows), counterpunches, counters, counterstrokes(or counter-strokes)body blows, hands, kicks, knees, lefts, one-twos, rabbit punches, right-handers, rights, roundhouses, shivers, sidewinders, sucker punches, swings, uppercutscrunchers, kayos, knockdowns, knockouts, KOsbastinadoes(or bastinades), batterings, beatings, drubbings, lickings, pastings, thrashingswallopings, whippings, whips something that has failedthe first movie was a hit, but the sequel was an unexpected bust bombs, bummers, catastrophes, clinkers, clunkers, debacles(also débâcles), disasters, duds, failures, fiascoes, fizzles, flops, frosts, lemons, losers, misses, shipwrecks, turkeys, washouts also-rans, disappointments, dogs, has-beens, near missesbotches, hashes, messes, muddles, shamblesnoneventsnonstarters blockbusters, hits, smashes, successes, winners corkers, crackerjacks(also crackajacks), dandies, jim-dandies, phenomena(or phenomenons) 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 apprehensions, arrestments, arrests, collars, pinches raidshouse arrestscaptures, entrapments, seizurescaptivities, confinements, detentions, enchainments, holds, immurements, imprisonments, incarcerations, restraintsrearrestsremands discharges emancipations, liberations, releases a bout of prolonged or excessive drinkinga bunch of underage kids having a beer bust while the parents were away for the weekend benders, binges, carousals, carouses, drunks, jamborees, sprees, toots, wassails blowouts, keggers(also keg parties)bacchanalia, orgies, revelries, revelsbibberies, inebriations, inebrieties, intoxications, jags bustsverbpresent tense third-person singular of bustto bring to a lower grade or rankthe commander threatened to bust her for failing to salute breaks, degrades, demotes, disrates, downgrades, reduces cans, cashiers, dismisses, downsizes, fires, lays off, sacksabases, debases, demeans, humbles, humiliates, lowers advances, elevates, promotes, raises hires 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 breaks, breaks up, disintegrates, dismembers, disrupts, fractures, fragments, rives atomizes, crushes, grinds, powders, pulverizes, reducesblasts, blows up, bursts, detonates, explodescracks, pops, shatters, shivers, smasheschips, slivers, splinters, splitsimplodesdestroys, ruins, wrecks doctors, fixes, heals, mends, patches, rebuilds, reconditions, reconstructs, renovates, repairs 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 bangs, bashes, bats, belts, biffs, bludgeons, bobs, bonks, bops, boxes, claps, clips, clobbers, clocks, clouts, cracks, hammers, hits, knocks, nails, pastes, pounds, punches, raps, slams, slaps, slogs, slugs, smacks, smites, socks, strikes, swats, swipes, tags, thumps, thwacks, wallops, whacks, whales, zaps batters, beats, buffets, bungs, chops, cuffs, drubs, laces, lambastes(or lambasts), licks, mangles, mauls, pelts, peppers, pommels, pummels, roughsscuffsbunts, flicks, strokes, tapsbumps, butts, jabs, jostles, kicks, knees, pokes, prods, pushes, shoves, stampsbowls (down or over), creams, decks, dumps(slang), fells, floors, knocks down, levelsrabbit-punches, sucker punchescanes, clubs, cudgels, flails, flogs, lashes, saps, slashes, sledgehammers, sledges, spears, stabs, switches, thrashes, whipsbeans, brains, conks, skulls hangs one on slangto take or keep under one's control by authority of lawthe cops busted the revelers for drinking in public apprehends, arrests, collars, nabs, nails, nicks(British slang), picks up, pinches, pulls in, restrains, runs in, seizes bags, captures, catches, gets, grabs, grapples, hooks, lands, snaps (up), snares, snatches, trapscommits, confines, detains, holds, immures, imprisons, incarcerates, interns, jails, jugs, locks (up)binds, enchains, fetters, handcuffs, manacles, shackles, trammelsrearrestsremands discharges emancipates, frees, liberates, loosens, looses, releases, springsunbinds, unchains to use up all the physical energy ofI had to bust my butt in order to get the project done on time breaks, burns out, does in, does up, drains, exhausts, fags, fatigues, frazzles, harasses, kills, knocks out, outwears, tires, tuckers (out), washes out, wearies, wears, wears out debilitates, enervates, enfeebles, saps, wastes, weakens wears to a frazzle activates, energizes, invigorates, rejuvenates, strengthens, vitalizesrelaxes, rests, unwinds |