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bust

[buhst] / bʌst /
NOUN
chest of human
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NOUN
arrest for illegal action
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STRONG
letting go release
WEAK


VERB
physically break
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Example Sentences

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Yes, individual companies have gone bust trying to make off-site happen at scale.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a reasonable bet that some of the developments that seem hopeful will turn out to be a bust.

From MarketWatch

The biggest question ahead of Thursday’s final is whether she busts it out for the first time in official competition at the Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the seven councils have been given permission to bust the cap without a referendum when bills land on residents' doormats in April.

From BBC

When he busted out the Klaebo stride for the first time at the Olympics, social media blew up at the sight of this Norwegian man sprinting uphill.

From The Wall Street Journal