ALL meanings of buster
bust·er
B b - noun buster a person or thing destroying something as specified 3
- noun buster a term of address for a boy or man 3
- noun buster a person who breaks horses 3
- noun buster a spree, esp a drinking bout 3
- noun buster broncobuster, trustbuster, etc. 3
- noun buster boy; man; fellow 3
- noun buster Historically bust is derived from a dialect pronunciation of burst and is related to it much as cuss is related to curse. Bust is both a noun and a verb and has a wide range of meanings for both uses. Many are slang or informal. A few, as “a decline in economic conditions, depression,” are standard. 1
- noun buster sb who breaks or defeats something 1
- noun buster form of address 1
- noun buster a failure. 1
- noun buster Informal. a hit; sock; punch: He got a bust in the nose before he could put up his hands. 1
- noun buster 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 buster Slang. an arrest. a police raid. 1
- noun buster Informal. a drinking spree; binge. 1
- noun buster Cards. a very weak hand. Bridge. a hand lacking the potential to take a single trick. 1
- verb without object buster Informal. to burst. to go bankrupt. to collapse from the strain of making a supreme effort: She was determined to make straight A's or bust. 1
- verb without object buster Cards. Draw Poker. to fail to make a flush or straight by one card. Blackjack. to draw cards exceeding the count of 21. 1
- verb with object buster Informal. to burst. to bankrupt; ruin financially. 1
- verb with object buster to demote, especially in military rank or grade: He was busted from sergeant to private three times. 1
- verb with object buster to tame; break: to bust a bronco. 1
- verb with object buster Slang. to place under arrest: The gang was busted and put away on narcotics charges. to subject to a police raid: The bar has been busted three times for selling drinks to minors. 1
- verb with object buster Informal. to hit. to break; fracture: She fell and busted her arm. 1
- adjective buster Informal. bankrupt; broke. 1
- idioms buster bust ass, Slang: Vulgar. to fight with the fists; strike or thrash another. 1
- idioms buster bust on, Slang. to attack physically; beat up. to criticize or reprimand harshly. to make fun of or laugh at; mock. to inform on. 1
- idioms buster bust one's ass, Slang: Vulgar. to make an extreme effort; exert oneself. 1
- noun buster (chiefly colloquial, with 'of') Someone who or something that bursts, breaks, or destroys a specified thing. 0
- noun buster (chiefly colloquial, with 'of') Someone who or something that 'breaks', tames, or overpowers a specified person or thing. 0
- noun buster (Slang) (dated) Someone or something remarkable, especially for being loud, large, etc. 0
- noun buster (Obsolete (No longer in use)) SLA A loaf of bread. 0
- noun buster (Obsolete (No longer in use)) SLA A drinking spree, a binge. 0
- noun buster (Slang) (dated) A gale, a strong wind; (chiefly Australia) a southerly buster. 0
- noun buster (Australia and New Zealand) A heavy fall; (also performing arts) a staged fall, a pratfall. 0
- noun buster (US, regional) A molting crab. 0