Meaning
17 senses(US, colloquial, transitive)To break.
I busted my cooker while trying to fix it.
zerbrechen, zerstören
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
(slang, transitive)To arrest (someone or a group of people) for a crime.
Aaron got busted by the feds for leaking confidential government documents on Reddit.
einlochen
(slang, transitive)To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
ertappen, erwischen
засту́катьzastúkatʹ, спали́тьspalítʹ
заско́читиzaskóčyty
(slang, transitive)To debunk, dispel (a belief).
We want to bust the myth that real men don't eat quiche.
An emphatic synonym of do or get.
He busted huge air off that jump!
(US, informal)To reduce in rank.
He busted him down to patrolman for insubordination.
degradieren
(transitive)To undo a trade, generally an error trade, that has already been executed.
To lose all of one's chips.
To exceed a score of 21.
(slang, transitive)To break in (an animal).
(slang, transitive)To have sex with (a woman or girl) for the first time, to take another's virginity.
bersten
(intransitive, slang, vulgar)To ejaculate; to eject semen or to squirt.
I busted a fat one just wackin' it to the selfie she sent me.
Examples
73 sentencesTom got busted for selling drugs.
Tom got busted for stealing a car.
How did you bust out of jail?
I doubt the police are going to bust Tom.
I doubt that the police are going to bust Tom.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English busten, a variant of bursten, bresten (“to burst”). Compare Low GermanFrom Middle English busten, a variant of bursten, bresten (“to burst”). Compare Low German basten, a variant of barsten (“to burst”). Cognate with burst and bost.
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Forms
busts, busting, busted, bustedPhrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- bust outвтікти, спалахуватиTo escape (from); break out.
- bust upTo physically damage or ruin; to be ruined; to go bankrupt; to end (something).
- bust offTo shoot (a gun); to shoot or start a shootout.
- bust onTo make a joke concerning; to ridicule or make fun of.
- bust inTo enter or join (something) aggressively and without an invitation.
- bust downBreak down;
- bust intoSynonym of bust in.
- bust aroundTo attack (someone); to assault (someone).
Synonyms
10 synonymsWord family
24 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle