"bust up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: busts up [present, singular, third-person], busting up [participle, present], busted up [participle, past], busted up [past], bust up [colloquial, participle, past], bust up [colloquial, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=~|past2_qual=colloquial}} bust up (third-person singular simple present busts up, present participle busting up, simple past and past participle busted up or (colloquial) bust up)
  1. (US, informal, transitive) To physically damage or ruin Tags: US, informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-bust_up-en-verb-DIHBo~Gl Categories (other): American English
  2. (US, informal, intransitive) To break up (end a relationship). Tags: US, informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-bust_up-en-verb-MIjVUn~V Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 22 78

Inflected forms

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