"bust down" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bust downs [plural]
Etymology: From burst. Etymology templates: {{m|en|burst}} burst Head templates: {{en-noun}} bust down (plural bust downs)
  1. A woman of easy virtue.
    Sense id: en-bust_down-en-noun-b~kqSfuf
  2. (often attributive) A jewellery encrusted with diamonds, especially a wristwatch drilled and filled thus or with other gemstones. Tags: attributive, often Categories (topical): Jewelry
    Sense id: en-bust_down-en-noun-h9bKReBy Disambiguation of Jewelry: 2 49 2 25 21
  3. An unsmoked half of a cigarette.
    Sense id: en-bust_down-en-noun-mA9fwJun
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: buss down, bust-down, buss-down, bustdown, bussdown

Verb

Forms: busts down [present, singular, third-person], busting down [participle, present], busted down [participle, past], busted down [past]
Etymology: From burst. Etymology templates: {{m|en|burst}} burst Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bust down (third-person singular simple present busts down, present participle busting down, simple past and past participle busted down)
  1. To make into shambles, to cause the disintegration into concrete pieces. Categories (topical): Occupations, Prostitution, Smoking Synonyms: bruck down
    Sense id: en-bust_down-en-verb-HZLasIE5 Disambiguation of Occupations: 2 28 2 45 23 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 2 27 2 44 25 Disambiguation of Smoking: 2 26 3 43 26 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down) Disambiguation of African-American Vernacular English: 1 36 2 55 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 27 1 67 4 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (down): 4 20 3 64 9
  2. To cover with diamonds. Synonyms: ice out
    Sense id: en-bust_down-en-verb-aBnD0EM6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: buss down, bust-down, buss-down, bustdown, bussdown

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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