bust
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a complete failure
the play was a dismal flop
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
ruin completely
He busted my radio!
Types & categories
- ruin hypernym
- break down hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
lacking funds
`skint' is a British slang term
Related & opposite
- poor similar to
Sense 4 noun
the chest of a woman
Types & categories
- chest hypernym
Parts & wholes
- female body part holonym
Related & opposite
- buxom derivation
Sense 5 verb
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
The police raided the crack house
Types & categories
- attack hypernym
Related & opposite
- raid derivation
Sense 6 noun
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
Types & categories
- sculpture hypernym
Sense 7 verb
separate or cause to separate abruptly
The rope snapped
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 8 noun
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
they went on a bust that lasted three days
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- binge derivation
Sense 9 verb
go to pieces
The lawn mower finally broke
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 10 verb
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
The dam burst
Types & categories
- come apart hypernym
- shatter hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bust |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | founder |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | failure |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bomb |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | break down |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | knap |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | sever |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | wrack |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | break apart |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | fix |
| 2 | causes | Related & opposite | wear out |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | breaking |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bust |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | buster |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | breakable |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | wear out |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ruin |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | break down |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | poor |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | buxom |
| 4 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | female body |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | chest |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | raid |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | attack |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | sculpture |
| 7 | also see | Related & opposite | tear apart |
| 7 | also see | Related & opposite | shred |
| 7 | also see | Related & opposite | dismantle |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | rupture |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | tear |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | snap |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | tear |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | rupture |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | separate |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | lacerate |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | rip |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | shred |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | binge |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | revel |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | piss-up |
| 9 | also see | Related & opposite | wear away |
| 9 | also see | Related & opposite | chip |
| 9 | also see | Related & opposite | wear away |
| 9 | also see | Related & opposite | break apart |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | wear |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | breakable |
| 9 | verb group | Related & opposite | bust |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | decay |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | fray |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | come apart |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | shatter |