Phrase Hound found 20 phrases and 7 compound words that contain busts. The most common are listed below. Open busts in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 20
- baby bustsplural of baby bust: A decrease in the birthrate.
- ball-buststhird-person singular simple present indicative of ball-bust: To attack or harm the testicles of; to engage in ballbusting.
- beer-bustsplural of beer-bust: A large, usually boisterous party, as for college students, club members, or soldiers, at which beer is the sole or principal beverage and is consumed in large quantities.
- boom-bustsplural of boom-bust: A pattern of high prices in a given market or in the entire economy followed by ruinously low prices, falling production, and bankruptcies by producers; prosperity followed by recession.
- busts aroundthird-person singular simple present indicative of bust around: To attack (someone); to assault (someone).
- busts downthird-person singular simple present indicative of bust down: A woman of easy virtue.
- busts offthird-person singular simple present indicative of bust off: To shoot (a gun); to shoot or start a shootout.
- busts outthird-person singular simple present indicative of bust out: To escape (from); break out.
- busts upthird-person singular simple present indicative of bust up: An angry argument.
- buy-bustsplural of buy-bust: The police tactic of purchasing illegal drugs or other contraband from a dealer or supplier in order to arrest the seller.
- drug bustsplural of drug bust: A seizure of illegal drugs by law enforcement.
- busts a capthird-person singular simple present indicative of bust a cap: To fire a weapon; to shoot with a gun.
- busts a gutthird-person singular simple present indicative of bust a gut: To work or try very hard.
- busts a movethird-person singular simple present indicative of bust a move: To dance.
- busts a Uthird-person singular simple present indicative of bust a U: To make a U-turn while driving a vehicle (∩).
- busts the dustthird-person singular simple present indicative of bust the dust: To clean dust off something, such as with a vacuum cleaner.
- booms and bustsplural of boom and bust: A pattern of high prices in a given market or in the entire economy followed by ruinously low prices, falling production, and bankruptcies by producers; prosperity followed by recession.
- busts one's chopsthird-person singular simple present indicative of bust one's chops: To exert oneself.
- busts one's humpthird-person singular simple present indicative of bust one's hump: To work very hard; to put in strenuous effort.
- busts one's neckthird-person singular simple present indicative of bust one's neck: To work exceptionally hard.
Compound words 7
- ballbuststhird-person singular simple present indicative of ballbust: To attack or harm the testicles of; to engage in ballbusting.
- blockbuststhird-person singular simple present indicative of blockbust: Of a film or book, to succeed wildly and become popular.
- cloudbustsplural of cloudbust: A cloudburst.
- combuststhird-person singular simple present indicative of combust: To burn; to catch fire.
- mockbuststhird-person singular simple present indicative of mockbust: To create a mockbuster.
- mythbuststhird-person singular simple present indicative of mythbust: To dispel a stereotype or misconception.
- underbustsplural of underbust: Below the bust.