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Definition von bust

Häufigkeit

bust

(bʌst )
Wortformen:plural, 3rd person singular present tense busts , present participle busting , past tense, past participle busted language note:   The form bust is used as the present tense of the verb, and can also be used as the past tense and past participle.
1. Verb
If you bust something, you break it or damage it so badly that it cannot be used.
[informal]
They will have to bust the door to get him out. [VERB noun]
Synonyme:break, smash, split, crack   Weitere Synonyme von bust
2. Verb [usually passive]
If someone is busted, the police arrest them.
[informal]
They were busted for possession of cannabis. [be VERB-ed]
Synonyme:arrest, catch, lift [slang], raid   Weitere Synonyme von bust
3. Verb
If police bust a place, they go to it in order to arrest people who are doing something illegal.
[informal]
...police success in busting UK-based drug factories. [VERB noun]
Bust is also a noun.
Six tons of cocaine were seized last week in Panama's biggest drug bust.
4. Adjektiv
A company or fund that is bust has no money left and has been forced to close down.
[informal, business]
It is taxpayers who will pay most of the bill for bailing out bust banks.
5. 
go bust
6. zählbares Substantiv
A bust is a statue of the head and shoulders of a person.
...a bronze bust of the Queen. [+ of]
Synonyme:sculpture, carving, head   Weitere Synonyme von bust
7. zählbares Substantiv
You can use bust to refer to a woman's breasts, especially when you are describing their size.
Good posture also helps your bust look bigger.
Synonyme:bosom, breasts, chest, front   Weitere Synonyme von bust
8.  to bust a gut
Weitere Synonyme von bust
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Häufigkeit

bust in American 1

(bʌst ; bust)
Substantiv
1. 
a piece of sculpture representing the head, shoulders, and upper chest of a human body
2. 
the human bosom; esp., the breasts of a woman
SIMILAR WORDS:  breast
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Wortherkunft von bust
Fr buste < It busto
Häufigkeit

bust in American 2

(bʌst ; bust)
Informal
Verb transitiv
1. 
to burst or break
2. 
to make penniless or bankrupt
3.  US
to demote in rank
4.  US
to tame (esp. broncos)
5.  US
to hit
6.  US
to arrest
7. 
to make a raid (sense 2) on
Verb intransitiv
8. 
to burst or break
9. 
to become penniless or bankrupt
Substantiv
10.  US
a person or thing that is a total failure
11.  US
a financial collapse; economic crash
12.  US
a punch
13.  US
a spree
14.  US
an arrest
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Abgeleitete Formen
busted (ˈbusted)
  Adjektiv
Wortherkunft von bust
orig., dial. var. of burst
Häufigkeit

bust in British 1

(bʌst )
Substantiv
1. 
the chest of a human being, esp a woman's bosom
2. 
a sculpture of the head, shoulders, and upper chest of a person
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Wortherkunft von bust
C17: from French buste, from Italian busto a sculpture, of unknown origin
Häufigkeit

bust in British 2

(bʌst ) informal
VerbWortformen:busts, busting, busted or bust
1. 
to burst or break
2. 
to make or become bankrupt
3. (transitive)
(of the police) to raid, search, or arrest
the girl was busted for drugs
4. (transitive) US and Canadian
to demote, esp in military rank
5. (transitive) US and Canadian
to break or tame (a horse, etc)
6. (transitive) mainly US
to punch; hit
7.  bust a gut
Substantiv
8. 
a raid, search, or arrest by the police
9. mainly US
a punch; hit
10. US and Canadian
a failure, esp a financial one; bankruptcy
11. 
a drunken party
Adjektiv
12. 
broken
13. 
bankrupt
14.  go bust
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Wortherkunft von bust
C19: from a dialect pronunciation of burst
Häufigkeit

bust in Finance

(bʌst)
Wortformen:(regular plural) busts
Substantiv
(Finance: Economics)
A bust is a decrease in economic activity with declining growth and falling prices.
Finance ministries have cut taxes and boosted public spending, which has prevented the biggest financial bust since the 1930s from triggering an economic catastrophe.
The bust was induced through the decline of lending standards during the boom and the inevitable bankruptcies that induce contraction of bank credit.
A bust is a decrease in economic activity with declining growth and falling prices.
boom
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But it looks a busted flush already. The Sun (2016)Now we know they are a busted flush. The Sun (2012)We are busting a gut to get it here because we need it. Times, Sunday Times (2010)But it was busted by police after complaints from neighbours. The Sun (2006)

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Übersetzungen für bust

Britisches Englisch: bust /bʌst/ NOUN
A bust is a statue of someone's head and shoulders.
...a bronze bust of the Queen.
  • Amerikanisches Englisch: bust
  • Arabisch: تـِمْثال نِصْفي
  • Brasilianisches Portugiesisch: busto
  • Chinesisch: 胸像
  • Kroatisch: bista
  • Tschechisch: bysta
  • Dänisch: buste
  • Niederländisch: boezem
  • Europäisches Spanisch: busto
  • Finnisch: povi
  • Französisch: buste
  • Deutsch: Büste
  • Griechisch: μπούστο
  • Italienisch: busto
  • Japanisch: バスト
  • Koreanisch: 여성의 가슴
  • Norwegisch: byste
  • Polnisch: popiersie
  • Europäisches Portugiesisch: busto
  • Rumänisch: bust
  • Russisch: бюст
  • Spanisch: busto
  • Schwedisch: byst
  • Thai: รูปปั้นครึ่งตัว
  • Türkisch: büst
  • Ukrainisch: бюст
  • Vietnamesisch: tượng bán thân
Britisches Englisch: bust VERB
If you bust something, you break it or damage it so badly that it cannot be used.
They will have to bust the door to get him out.
  • Amerikanisches Englisch: bust
  • Brasilianisches Portugiesisch: arrombar
  • Chinesisch: 打碎
  • Europäisches Spanisch: romper
  • Französisch: démolir
  • Deutsch: aufbrechen
  • Italienisch: sfasciare
  • Japanisch: 破裂させる
  • Koreanisch: 때려부수다
  • Europäisches Portugiesisch: arrombar
  • Spanisch: romper

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