bust

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. bosom, breast; statuette; informal, failure;informal, spree, fling. See convexity, representation, amusement. — v. i., informal, burst (See brittleness). — v. t., slang, arrest (See restraint).

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Breast]

Syn. bosom, breasts, torso; see breast 2 , chest 2 .

2. [Figurehead]

Syn. carving, sculpture, model, head; see image 2 , statue .

3. [*A total failure]

Syn. flop*, washout*, dud*; see failure 1 .

See Synonym Study at breast . v.

Syn. break, smash, fracture, burst; see break 1 , 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

chest, bosom, breast.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. Slang. To make or become unusable or inoperative: break, fail, ruin. See HELP. 2. Slang. To come open or fly apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure: blow1 (out), burst, explode, pop1. See EXPLOSION. 3. To make (an animal) docile: break, gentle, master, tame. See WILD. 4. To reduce to financial insolvency: bankrupt, break, impoverish, pauperize, ruin. Slang: clean out. See MONEY. 5. To undergo sudden financial failure: break, collapse, crash, fail, go under. Informal: fold. Idioms: go belly up, go bust, go on the rocks, go to the wall. See MONEY. 6. Slang. To lower in rank or grade: break, bump, degrade, demote, downgrade, reduce. See RISE. 7. To hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand: box2, buffet, cuff, punch, slap, smack1, spank, swat, whack. Informal: clip1, spat. See ATTACK, STRIKE. 8. Slang. To take into custody as a prisoner: apprehend, arrest, seize. Informal: nab, pick up. Slang: collar, pinch, run in. See LAW. II noun 1. One that fails completely: failure, fiasco, loser, washout. Informal: dud, flop, lemon. Slang: bomb. See THRIVE. 2. The condition of being financially insolvent: bankruptcy, failure, insolvency. See MONEY. 3. A quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand: box2, buffet, chop1, cuff, punch, slap, smack1, smacker, spank, swat, whack. Informal: clip1, spat. See ATTACK, STRIKE. 4. Slang. A seizing and holding by law: apprehension, arrest, seizure. Slang: collar, pickup, pinch. See LAW.