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- [buhst uhp]
- /bʌst ʌp/
- /bʌst ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhst uhp]
- /bʌst ʌp/
Definitions of bust up words
- noun bust up a failure. 1
- noun bust up Informal. a hit; sock; punch: He got a bust in the nose before he could put up his hands. 1
- noun bust up a sudden decline in the economic conditions of a country, marked by an extreme drop in stock-market prices, business activity, and employment; depression. 1
- noun bust up Slang. an arrest. a police raid. 1
- noun bust up Informal. a drinking spree; binge. 1
- noun bust up Cards. a very weak hand. Bridge. a hand lacking the potential to take a single trick. 1
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Origin of bust up
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; noun use of verb phrase bust up
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Parts of speech for Bust up
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preposition
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bust up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bust up
verb bust up
- smash — to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
- crash — A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- burst — If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
- tear — the act of tearing.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
Antonyms for bust up
verb bust up
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
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