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Meanings of bust in English

Russian
бюст
Portuguese
busto
Spanish
busto
Catalan
bust
Wikidata

Sculpture of a person's head, neck, and a variable portion of chest and shoulders.

Related terms
бюст
Portuguese
compulsão alimentar
Catalan
trompa
Spanish
borrachera

An occasion for excessive eating or drinking.

compulsão alimentar
Portuguese
fracasso
Catalan
fracàs
Spanish
fiasco

A complete failure.

fracasso
Portuguese
arruinar
Catalan
trencar-se
Spanish
romper

Go to pieces.

Related terms
arruinar
Usage of bust in English
1
In the early days of the financial crisis, ACA Capital went bust.
Reuters
2
But Polonsky soon went bust and ran afoul of the Russian state.
NY Magazine
3
The bust took place at the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The South African
4
In short, a good portion of the local stockbroking firms are bust.
The Guardian
5
In July 2012, home prices were still falling from the housing bust.
The Guardian
6
It is also all too clear that the medical model is bust.
The Guardian
7
The company went bust in 2001 owing millions of pounds to creditors.
BBC
8
Some speculators went bust, and some finance companies went out of business.
The Return of Depression Economics
9
Security analysts say Saturday's pre-dawn bust is the most significant in years.
Reuters
10
I'm not here to ask too many questions or to bust them.
Frozen Heat
11
Díaz Ferrán's own companies have since gone bust and the workers sacked.
The Guardian
12
A bust bank is a more serious matter than a bank holiday.
Reuters
13
It sold its mobile phone business last decade, which later went bust.
Reuters
14
This was placed in the temple, and the bust rested upon it.
Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale
15
If they did, their high interest rates would probably bust the deal.
Ghost wars
16
Possibly the bust of some princess of the house of the Lagides.
The Emperor — Volume 03