LEARNit Dictionary

bust

verb
1
to break something
شکستن
2
to suddenly enter a place and search it or arrest somebody
یورش بردن, بازداشت کردن, دستگیر کردن
He's been busted for drugs.
He was busted for drunk driving.
The cops busted the place frequently.
3
to make somebody lower in military rank as a punishment
تنزل درجه دادن, کاهش درجه دادن, نزول رتبه دادن
synonym demote
noun
1
a stone or metal model of a person’s head, shoulders and chest
مجسمه نیم تنه, تندیس سر و سینه, پیکره نیم تنه
2
(used especially when talking about clothes or measurements) a woman’s breasts or the measurement around the breasts and back
سینه, اندازه دور سینه
What is your bust measurement, Madam?
The dress was too big in the bust.
exercises to tone the bust
3
a period of economic difficulty in which people and businesses struggle to survive
رکود اقتصادی, بحران اقتصادی, کسادی
Will it be boom or bust for the property market?
Both the boom and its inevitable bust have been enormously disruptive.
4
an unexpected visit made by the police in order to arrest people for doing something illegal
حمله پلیس, عملیات پلیسی, یورش ناگهانی, حمله به محل, عملیات ضربتی
a drug bust
5
a thing that is not good
بی‌فایده, افتضاح, ناکامی
As a show it was a bust.
adjective
1
broken
خراب, شکسته, خراب شده
2
failed because of a lack of money
ورشکسته, مفلس
We're bust!
We lost our money when the travel company went bust.
synonym bankrupt