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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