"blockbust" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈblɑkbʌst/ [US], /ˈblɒkbʌst/ [UK] Forms: blockbusts [present, singular, third-person], blockbusting [participle, present], blockbusted [participle, past], blockbusted [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from blockbuster. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|blockbuster}} Back-formation from blockbuster Head templates: {{en-verb}} blockbust (third-person singular simple present blockbusts, present participle blockbusting, simple past and past participle blockbusted)
  1. (intransitive) Of a film or book, to succeed wildly and become popular. Tags: intransitive

Inflected forms

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