Bust : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Bust	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Bust
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bust adj lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn: broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke] n a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" [syn: flop, bust, fizzle] the chest of a woman Synonym(s): female chest, bust a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" Synonym(s): bust, tear, binge, bout v ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" [syn: break, bust] Antonym(s): bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house" Synonym(s): raid, bust separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" Synonym(s): tear, rupture, snap, bust go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" Synonym(s): break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst" Synonym(s): burst, bust
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bust \Bust\ (b[ucr]st), n. [F. buste, fr. It. busto; cf. LL. busta, bustula, box, of the same origin as E. box a case; cf., for the change of meaning, E. chest. See {Bushel}.] 1. A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast. Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust The faithless column, and the crumbling bust. --Pope. 2. The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.