"bust a cap" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-bust a cap.ogg [Australia] Forms: busts a cap [present, singular, third-person], busting a cap [participle, present], busted a cap [participle, past], busted a cap [past], bust a cap [participle, past], bust a cap [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=~}} bust a cap (third-person singular simple present busts a cap, present participle busting a cap, simple past and past participle busted a cap or bust a cap)
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial or slang) To fire a weapon; to shoot with a gun. Tags: idiomatic Derived forms: bust a cap in someone's ass
    Sense id: en-bust_a_cap-en-verb-jxxPyghu

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