bust
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Is bust a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of bust?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive, colloquial, chiefly US) To break.Examples: "I busted my cooker while trying to fix it."UScolloquialtransitive
2. (transitive, slang) To arrest (someone or a group of people) for a crime.Examples: "Aaron got busted by the feds for leaking confidential government documents on Reddit."Synonyms: nickslangtransitive
3. (transitive, slang) 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.slangtransitive
4. (transitive) To debunk, dispel (a belief).Examples: "MythBusters"transitive
5. (snowboarding) An emphatic synonym of do or get.Examples: "He busted huge air off that jump!"
6. (US, informal) To reduce in rank.Examples: "He busted him down to patrolman for insubordination."; "If Steinkamp doesn't take off that hat and stop messing around, I'm gonna bust him into a PFC."USinformal
noun (English)
1. (slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.Examples: "a narcotics bust"slang
2. (slang) A police raid or takedown of a criminal enterprise.slang
3. (slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.slang
4. (chess, slang) A refutation of an opening, or of a previously published analysis.slang
5. (slang) A disappointment.Examples: "Paris was a bust. They wouldn't even let us see the Mona Lisa."slang
6. (sports, derogatory) A player who fails to meet expectations.derogatory
adj (English)
1. (slang) Without any money, broke, bankrupt.Examples: "After months of financial problems, the company finally went bust."not-comparableslang
Definition source: Wiktionary