"bust-out" meaning in All languages combined

See bust-out on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: bust-outs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bust-out (plural bust-outs)
  1. (slang) An escape attempt, usually from a prison. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bust-out-en-noun-aZ8Ilw1J
  2. (slang, dated) An attempt at cheating, such as gambling with weighted dice. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-bust-out-en-noun-PpSKfV6t
  3. (slang, dated) A commercial bankruptcy caused for deliberate and nefarious purposes by organized crime; any deliberately contrived bankruptcy. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-bust-out-en-noun-vbQKymXS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 21 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 12 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bust-out man

Inflected forms

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