bust

Definition

To break.

Etymology

From Middle English busten, a variant of bursten, bresten (“to burst”). Compare Low German basten, a variant of barsten (“to burst”). Cognate with burst and bost.

Example Sentences

• "I busted my cooker while trying to fix it."
• "Aaron got busted by the feds for leaking confidential government documents on Reddit."
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