"bust" meaning in English

See bust in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌst/ Audio: en-us-bust.ogg [US] Forms: bust [singular], busts [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A bust sculpture of a person's head and shoulders
    Sense id: simple-bust-en-noun-TwFvrHFY
  2. A woman's bust is her breasts.
    Sense id: simple-bust-en-noun-JyQoYO-Y

Verb

IPA: /ˈbʌst/ Audio: en-us-bust.ogg [US] Forms: bust [canonical], busts [third-person, singular], busted [past], busted [past, participle], busting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To bust is to burst or break something.
    Sense id: simple-bust-en-verb-~3us5LN3
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