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What does bust mean?

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Noun
  1. A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.
Verb
  1. (transitive, colloquial, chiefly US) To break.
  2. (transitive, slang) To arrest (someone) for a crime.
  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.
  4. (snowboarding) An emphatic synonym of do or get.
  5. (US, informal) To reduce in rank.
  6. (poker) To lose all of one's chips.
  7. (blackjack) To exceed a score of 21.
  8. (transitive, slang) To break in (an animal).
Noun
  1. (slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.
  2. (slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.
  3. (derogatory) A player who fails to meet expectations.
  4. (chess, informal) A refutation of an opening, or of previously published analysis.
Adjective
  1. (slang) Without any money, broke.
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