bust
/bʌst/
EN
As a noun: a sculpture of a person's head and shoulders; a woman's chest measurement; a police raid to arrest criminals; a complete failure. As a verb: to arrest or break by force; to burst or break something.
The police carried out a drug bust in the downtown area last night.
Etymology
Comes from the 17th century Italian 'busto', meaning sculpture of the upper body, likely borrowed from Germanic origins referring to the trunk of the body. It gained the meanings of 'arrest' and 'failure' in 19th and 20th century American slang.
Translations
简体中文
半身像,胸围,突击搜捕,破产,打破
繁體中文
半身像,胸圍,突擊搜捕,破產,打破
日本語
胸像,バスト,強制捜査,失敗,破る
한국어
흉상,가슴둘레,단속,실패,체포하다
Deutsch
Büste,Brustumfang,Razzia,pleitegehen,festnehmen
Español
busto,escotadura,redada,arrestar,romper
Português
busto,decote,batida policial,prender,quebrar
Français
buste,tour de poitrine,rafle,arrêter,casser
Català
Tiếng Việt
tượng bán thân,vòng ngực,cuộc đột kích,bắt giữ,vỡ ra
Collocations
drug bustbust a movebust a gutboom and bustbust upchest bust
Synonyms
arrestraidfailurebreakstatue
Antonyms
successfreereleaserepairwhole
Related Words
sculpturechestraidfailurearrest