See Also: bust 2, noun(dictionary)
bust-up(dictionary)
Bust(casino)
bust(dictionary)
bust(2)(dictionary)
bust(1)(dictionary)
bust 3, adjective(dictionary)
bust 1, verb(dictionary)
Bust up takeover(finance)
Bust-up takeover(money)

bust 2, noun (oh)



2 n [C]
[Sense: 1-3; Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: buste, from Italian busto, from Latin bustum 'place where a body is buried, statue put by such a place']
[Sense: 4; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: BUST1]
a model of someone's head, shoulders, and upper chest, usually made of stone or metal
bust of
::a bust of Beethoven
a woman's breasts, or the part of her clothes that covers her breasts
a measurement around a woman's breast and back
::a 36-inch bust
informal a situation in which the police go into a place in order to catch people doing something illegal
::a drug bust
-see also boom to bust at boom 1 (1)