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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
bust
bust [bust busts busted busting] verb, noun, adjective BrE [bʌst] NAmE [bʌst]
verb (bust, bustor bust·ed, bust·ed)(informal)
1. ~ sth to break sth
•I bust my camera.
•The lights are busted.
•Come out, or I'll bust the door down!
2. ~ sb/sth (for sth) (of the police)to suddenly enter a place and search it or arrest sb
•He's been busted for drugs.
3. ~ sb (especially NAmE)to make sb lower in military rank as a punishment
Syn: ↑demote
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 2 mid 17th cent. French buste Italian busto Latin bustum ‘tomb, sepulchral monument’ v. and n. sense 3 adj. mid 18th cent. ‘an act of bursting or splitting’ ↑burst
Example Bank:
•He was busted for drunk driving.
•The cops busted the place frequently.
Idioms: ↑bust a gut ▪ ↑… or bust
Derived: ↑bust something up ▪ ↑bust up
noun
1. a stone or metal model of a person's head, shoulders and chest
•a marble bust of Napoleon
2. (used especially when talking about clothes or measurements) a woman's breasts or the measurement around the breasts and back
•What is your bust measurement, Madam?
•The dress was too big in the bust.
•exercises to tone the bust
3. (informal)an unexpected visit made by the police in order to arrest people for doing sth illegal
•a drug bust
4. (NAmE)a thing that is not good
•As a show it was a bust.
Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 2 mid 17th cent. French buste Italian busto Latin bustum ‘tomb, sepulchral monument’ v. and n. sense 3 adj. mid 18th cent. ‘an act of bursting or splitting’ ↑burst
Example Bank:
•Her bust reduced from 40 to 34 inches as a result of her diet.
•The dress is made to fit up to a 40-inch bust.
•The prime minister unveiled a bust of the former president.
adjective not usually before noun (informal)
1. (BrE)broken
•My watch is bust.
2. (of a person or business)failed because of a lack of money
Syn: ↑bankrupt
•We're bust!
•We lost our money when the travel company went bust.
Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 2 mid 17th cent. French buste Italian busto Latin bustum ‘tomb, sepulchral monument’ v. and n. sense 3 adj. mid 18th cent. ‘an act of bursting or splitting’ ↑burst
Example Bank:
•We're bust!
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