bust

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  bust 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  bust 
 
  Sense  1 
  break,  bust 
  =>  break  down 
 
  Sense  3 
  tear,  rupture,  snap,  bust 
  =>  lacerate 
  =>  rend,  rip,  rive,  pull 
  =>  shred,  tear  up  rip  up 
 
  Sense  4 
  break,  wear,  wear  out  bust,  fall  apart 
  =>  fray,  frazzle 
 
  Sense  5 
  burst,  bust 
  =>  shatter 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  bust 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  bust 
 
  Sense  1 
  break,  bust 
  =>  break  down 
 
  Sense  3 
  tear,  rupture,  snap,  bust 
  =>  lacerate 
  =>  rend,  rip,  rive,  pull 
  =>  shred,  tear  up  rip  up 
  =>  tease 
 
  Sense  4 
  break,  wear,  wear  out  bust,  fall  apart 
  =>  fray,  frazzle 
 
  Sense  5 
  burst,  bust 
  =>  shatter 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  bust 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  bust 
 
  5  senses  of  bust 
 
  Sense  1 
  break,  bust 
  =>  destroy,  ruin 
  Also  See->  bust  up#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  raid,  bust 
  =>  attack,  assail 
 
  Sense  3 
  tear,  rupture,  snap,  bust 
  =>  separate,  disunite,  divide,  part 
 
  Sense  4 
  break,  wear,  wear  out  bust,  fall  apart 
  =>  decay,  crumble,  delapidate 
 
  Sense  5 
  burst,  bust 
  =>  break,  separate,  split  up  fall  apart,  come  apart 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  bust 
 
  bust  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  bust 
 
  Sense  1 
  break,  bust 
  =>  destroy,  ruin 
 
  Sense  4 
  break,  wear,  wear  out  bust,  fall  apart 
  =>  decay,  crumble,  delapidate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  raid,  bust 
  =>  attack,  assail 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  tear,  rupture,  snap,  bust 
  =>  separate,  disunite,  divide,  part 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  burst,  bust 
  =>  break,  separate,  split  up  fall  apart,  come  apart 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  bust 
  bust 
  bust-up 
  bust-up  takeover 
  bustard 
  bustard  quail 
  buster 
  buster  keaton 
  bustle 
 
  Overview  of  noun  bust 
 
  The  noun  bust  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  flop,  bust  --  (a  complete  failure;  "the  play  was  a  dismal  flop") 
  2.  bust  --  (a  sculpture  of  the  head  and  shoulders  of  a  person) 
  3.  bust,  tear,  binge,  bout  --  (an  occasion  for  excessive  eating  or  drinking;  "they  went  on  a  bust  that  lasted  three  days") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  bust 
 
  The  verb  bust  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  break,  bust  --  (ruin  completely;  "He  busted  my  radio!") 
  2.  raid,  bust  --  (search  without  warning,  make  a  sudden  surprise  attack  on  "The  police  raided  the  crack  house") 
  3.  tear,  rupture,  snap,  bust  --  (separate  or  cause  to  separate  abruptly;  "The  rope  snapped";  "tear  the  paper") 
  4.  break,  wear,  wear  out  bust,  fall  apart  --  (go  to  pieces;  "The  lawn  mower  finally  broke";  "The  gears  wore  out";  "The  old  chair  finally  fell  apart  completely") 
  5.  burst,  bust  --  (break  open  or  apart  suddenly  and  forcefully;  "The  dam  burst") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  bust 
 
  The  adj  bust  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  broke,  bust,  skint,  stone-broke,  stony-broke  --  (lacking  funds;  "`skint'  is  a  British  slang  term") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  bust 
 
  1  sense  of  bust 
 
  Sense  1 
  broke,  bust,  skint,  stone-broke,  stony-broke 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  poor)  ->  rich 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  bust 
 
  1  sense  of  bust 
 
  Sense  1 
  broke,  bust,  skint,  stone-broke,  stony-broke 
  =>  poor  (vs.  rich) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  bust 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  bust 
 
  bust  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  bust 
  bust 
  busted 
  bustling 
  busty 
  robust 
 
  Overview  of  noun  bust 
 
  The  noun  bust  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  flop,  bust  --  (a  complete  failure;  "the  play  was  a  dismal  flop") 
  2.  bust  --  (a  sculpture  of  the  head  and  shoulders  of  a  person) 
  3.  bust,  tear,  binge,  bout  --  (an  occasion  for  excessive  eating  or  drinking;  "they  went  on  a  bust  that  lasted  three  days") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  bust 
 
  The  verb  bust  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  break,  bust  --  (ruin  completely;  "He  busted  my  radio!") 
  2.  raid,  bust  --  (search  without  warning,  make  a  sudden  surprise  attack  on  "The  police  raided  the  crack  house") 
  3.  tear,  rupture,  snap,  bust  --  (separate  or  cause  to  separate  abruptly;  "The  rope  snapped";  "tear  the  paper") 
  4.  break,  wear,  wear  out  bust,  fall  apart  --  (go  to  pieces;  "The  lawn  mower  finally  broke";  "The  gears  wore  out";  "The  old  chair  finally  fell  apart  completely") 
  5.  burst,  bust  --  (break  open  or  apart  suddenly  and  forcefully;  "The  dam  burst") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  bust 
 
  The  adj  bust  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  broke,  bust,  skint,  stone-broke,  stony-broke  --  (lacking  funds;  "`skint'  is  a  British  slang  term") 

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