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busting

/ˈbʌstɪŋ/

verb

Meaning

  • To break.

    "I busted my cooker while trying to fix it."

  • To arrest (someone) for a crime.

  • 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.

  • An emphatic synonym of do or get.

    "He busted huge air off that jump!"

  • To reduce in rank.

    "He busted him down to patrolman for insubordination."

  • 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.

  • To break in (an animal).

  • To ejaculate; to eject semen.

Synonyms

nick

noun

Meaning

  • The process of something being broken or exploded.

adjective

Meaning

  • (often followed by "to go to...") Urgently needing to urinate.

    "Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm busting."

Synonyms

bursting