Used in a Sentence

busts

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for busts.

Editorial note

If the bubble busts a lot of people in the Bay Area will suffer, tech workers or not.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of busts gathered in one view.

noun

A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.

noun

A woman's breasts; the circumference of her chest measured around the breasts.

noun

(slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for busts.

noun

A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.

noun

A woman's breasts; the circumference of her chest measured around the breasts.

noun

(slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.

noun

(slang) A police raid or takedown of a criminal enterprise.

Example sentences

1

If the bubble busts a lot of people in the Bay Area will suffer, tech workers or not.

2

Better to get some market share in whatever comes next -- then make some big busts that way.

3

The media never busts a money scam of the overclass until there is no money left in it.

4

It's a gamble (if it busts you get nothing), and if you want to gamble that's your call, but whatever the deal is for your compensation, get it it writing.

5

But if it was open sources then these bugs would have been quickly fixed and busts would become increasingly challenging.

6

In reality, as widely documented, drug busts are often the only way to get a violent person off the streets.

7

Giant Snowden busts should look really great as the next generation of science fair soda volcanoes.

8

Every technology that was in the position to grow a reputation busts exactly the moment the last user installed a copy...

9

We would have more frequent booms and busts but of much much lesser magnitude.

10

RNAi has had some great moments the last few years in particular, and some spectacular busts and more great moments, for instance.

11

So I went a long reading project trying to figure out what causes booms and busts, bubbles and crashes.

12

I'd bet anyone dinner this asshole has been stealing from drug busts routinely for years.

Quote examples

1

Russia also knows how to go after Tor, as seen in Malware busts and the arrest of "Paunch" malware creator in Russia.

2

There are countless "can't miss" 1st overall draft picks that are busts; there are undrafted players that make it into the hall of fame.

3

Of course, you hear the same grumbling about the disappearing culture of the "old" San Francisco, even though the city is barely over a century old and has gone through many more booms and busts...

4

"Tough on crime" attorney generals care a lot more about big drug busts and crack-downs on gangs than on the kind of beat policing that would prevent the crime in the first place.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use busts in a sentence?

If the bubble busts a lot of people in the Bay Area will suffer, tech workers or not.

What does busts mean?

A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.

What part of speech is busts?

busts is commonly used as noun.