Meaning

2 senses
  1. (US, idiomatic)To make a joke concerning; to ridicule or make fun of.

  2. (US, slang)To hit or attack (someone); to insult (someone); to snitch on (someone).

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Did you bust on the first game?

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  2. Who hasn't busted their back on deadline day?

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Forms

busts on, busting on, busted on, busted on
Base formbust on · to bust on
3rd person singularbusts on
Present participlebusting on
Past simplebusted on / bust on
Past participlebusted on / bust on

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybust on
he, she, itbusts on

Past simpleLesson

all personsbusted on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave busted on
he, she, ithas busted on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bust on

Phrasal verbs

8 phrasal verbs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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