Phrase guide

bust down

noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A woman of easy virtue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A jewellery encrusted with diamonds, especially a wristwatch drilled and filled thus or with other gemstones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, often

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An unsmoked half of a cigarette.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

Break down;

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: buss down, bust it down, buss it down, bruck down

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

Break down;

To dance in a way that is energetic, promiscuous, or suggestive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, transitive

Examples

  • .

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: buss down, bust it down, buss it down, bruck down

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To attack, kill or knock down (someone).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, transitive

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7

verb

Meaning 7

To cover with diamonds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, transitive

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Synonyms: ice out

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To insult or demean (someone).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, transitive

Examples

  • I'll bust him down until he cries.

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9

verb

Meaning 9

To share a cigarette with (someone).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, transitive

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History

Etymology

From burst.