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bust

1. bust \'b*st\ n [F buste, fr. It busto, fr. L bustum tomb] 1: a 
   sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure includ ing 
   the head and neck and usu. part of the shoulders and breast 2: the upper 
   portion of the human torso between neck and waist; esp :: the breasts of a 
   woman
2. bust vb or bust.ed also bust;  also bust.ing [alter. of burst] 1: HIT, 
   PUNCH  2a: BURST, BREAK  2b: to ruin financially  3: DEMOTE  4: TAME  1a: 
   BURST  1b: to break down  2: to go broke 
3. bust n slang  1: PUNCH, SOCK  2a: a complete failure : FLOP  2b: a 
   business depression  3: SPREE