bust

ruin completely

• “He busted my radio!”

search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

• “The police raided the crack house”

separate or cause to separate abruptly

• “The rope snapped”
• “tear the paper”

go to pieces

• “The lawn mower finally broke”
• “The gears wore out”
• “The old chair finally fell apart completely”

break open or apart suddenly and forcefully

• “The dam burst”

a complete failure

• “the play was a dismal flop”

a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person

an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

• “they went on a bust that lasted three days”

lacking funds

• “skint”