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bust
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. ()
3. A woman's bosom{2}. ()
v. t. To arrest, for committing a crime; -- often used in the passive; as, the whole gang got busted. ()
v. i. 1. To break or burst. ()
2. (Card Playing) In blackjack, to draw a card that causes one's total to exceed twenty-one. ()
3. To go bankrupt. ()
to go bust to go bankrupt. or bust or collapse from the effort; -- used in phrases expressing determination to do something; as, Oregon or bust, meaning We will get to Oregon or die trying. ()


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