noun
- A complete failure.
- usage: "the play was a dismal flop"
- The chest of a woman.
- synonyms: female chest
- A sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person.
- An occasion for excessive eating or drinking.
- usage: "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
verb
- Ruin completely.
- usage: "He busted my radio"
- synonyms: break
- Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on.
- usage: "The police raided the crack house"
- synonyms: raid
- Separate or cause to separate abruptly.
- usage: "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
- Go to pieces.
- usage: "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
- synonyms: break, wear, wear out, fall apart
- Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully.
- usage: "The dam burst"
- synonyms: burst
adjective
- Lacking funds.
- usage: "`skint' is a British slang term"
- synonyms: broke, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke
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