From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bust
adj 1: lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn:
broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke]
n 1: a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" [syn:
flop, bust, fizzle]
2: the chest of a woman [syn: female chest, bust]
3: a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
4: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a
bust that lasted three days" [syn: bust, tear, binge,
bout]
v 1: ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" [syn: break,
bust] [ant: bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up,
mend, repair, restore, touch on]
2: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on;
"The police raided the crack house" [syn: raid, bust]
3: separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped";
"tear the paper" [syn: tear, rupture, snap, bust]
4: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore
out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn:
break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart]
5: break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"
[syn: burst, bust]