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bust
A	noun
	1	bust, tear, binge, bout
			an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚diversion; recreation ╚celebration; festivity ╚merrymaking; conviviality; jollification ╚revel; revelry ╚bust, tear, binge, bout ╚piss-up
	2	bust
			a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚creation ╚art; fine art ╚plastic art ╚sculpture ╚bust
	3	flop, bust
			a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚failure ╚flop, bust ╚turkey; bomb; dud
B	verb
	1	burst, bust
			break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"
		Category Tree: change ╚change integrity ╚break; separate; split up; fall apart; come apart ╚burst, bust ╚shatter
	2	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"
		Category Tree: change ╚decay; crumble; delapidate ╚break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart ╚fray; frazzle
	3	break, bust
			ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"
		Category Tree: destroy; ruin ╚break, bust ╚break down
	4	tear, rupture, snap, bust
			separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚separate; disunite; divide; part ╚tear, rupture, snap, bust ╚shred; tear up; rip up ╚rend; rip; rive; pull ╚lacerate
	5	raid, bust
			search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"
		Category Tree: fight; struggle ╚attack; assail ╚raid, bust
C	adjective
	1	broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke
			lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term"

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