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bust /bʌ st/ (busts , busting , busted ) The form bust is used as the present tense of the verb, and can also be used as the past tense and past participle. 1 VERB If you bust something, you break it or damage it so badly that it cannot be used. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n] They will have to bust the door to get him out.

2 VERB [usu passive] If someone is busted , the police arrest them. [INFORMAL ] □ [be V -ed] They were busted for possession of cannabis.

3 VERB If police bust a place, they go to it in order to arrest people who are doing something illegal. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n] …police success in busting UK-based drug factories. ● N‑COUNT Bust is also a noun. □  Six tons of cocaine were seized last week in Panama's biggest drug bust.

4 ADJ A company or fund that is bust has no money left and has been forced to close down. [INFORMAL , BUSINESS ] □  It is taxpayers who will pay most of the bill for bailing out bust banks.

5 PHRASE If a company goes bust , it loses so much money that it is forced to close down. [INFORMAL , BUSINESS ] □  …a Swiss company which went bust last May.

6 N‑COUNT A bust is a statue of the head and shoulders of a person. □ [+ of ] …a bronze bust of the Queen.

7 N‑COUNT You can use bust to refer to a woman's breasts, especially when you are describing their size. □  Good posture also helps your bust look bigger.

-buster /-bʌstə ^r / (-busters )

1 COMB -buster combines with nouns to form new nouns which refer to someone who breaks a particular law. □  The Security Council will consider taking future actions against sanction-busters. □  …copyright-busters.

2 COMB -buster combines with nouns to form new nouns which refer to someone or something that fights or overcomes the specified crime or undesirable activity. □  Hoover was building his reputation as a crime-buster. □  …fraud-busters.

bust|ier /bʌ stiə ^r / (bustiers ) N‑COUNT A bustier is a type of close-fitting strapless top worn by women.

bus|tle /bʌ s ^ə l/ (bustles , bustling , bustled )

1 VERB If someone bustles somewhere, they move there in a hurried way, often because they are very busy. □ [V prep/adv] She bustled about, turning on lights, moving pillows around on the sofa.

2 VERB A place that is bustling with people or activity is full of people who are very busy or lively. □ [V + with ] The sidewalks are bustling with people. □ [V -ing] The main attraction was the bustling market.

3 N‑UNCOUNT Bustle is busy, noisy activity. □ [+ of ] …the hustle and bustle of modern life.

bu st-up (bust-ups )

1 N‑COUNT A bust-up is a serious quarrel, often resulting in the end of a relationship. [INFORMAL ] □  She had had this bust-up with her family.

2 N‑COUNT A bust-up is a fight. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  …a bust-up which she says left her seriously hurt.

busty /bʌ sti/ ADJ If you describe a woman as busty , you mean that she has large breasts. [INFORMAL ]

busy ◆◇◇ /b I zi/ (busier , busiest , busies , busying , busied )

1 ADJ [oft ADJ v-ing] When you are busy , you are working hard or concentrating on a task, so that you are not free to do anything else. □  What is it? I'm busy. □  They are busy preparing for a hectic day's activity on Saturday. □  Rachel said she would be too busy to come. □  Phil Martin is an exceptionally busy man.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A busy time is a period of time during which you have a lot of things to do. □  It'll have to wait. This is our busiest time. □  Even with her busy schedule she finds time to watch TV. □  I had a busy day and was rather tired.