Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bust"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bust \Bust\ (b[u^]st), n. [F. buste, fr. It. busto; cf. LL.
busta, bustula, box, of the same origin as E. box a case;
cf., for the change of meaning, E. chest. See {Bushel}.]
1. A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the
human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.
Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust The
faithless column, and the crumbling bust. --Pope.
2. The portion of the human figure included between the head
and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest
or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bust
adj : lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn: {broke},
{skint}, {stone-broke}, {stony-broke}]
n 1: a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" [syn: {flop}]
2: a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
3: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on
a bust that lasted three days" [syn: {tear}, {binge}, {bout}]
v 1: ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" [syn: {break}] [ant:
{repair}]
2: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on;
"The police raided the crack house" [syn: {raid}]
3: separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped";
"tear the paper" [syn: {tear}, {rupture}, {snap}]
4: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears
wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
[syn: {break}, {wear}, {wear out}, {fall apart}]
5: break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"
[syn: {burst}]
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