Busy vs. Bust
Difference Between Busy and Bust
Busyadjective
Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
We crossed a busy street.Bustnoun
A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.
Busyadjective
Engaged in activity or by someone else.
The director cannot see you now: he's busy.Her telephone has been busy all day.He is busy with piano practice.They are busy getting ready for the annual meeting.Bustnoun
The breasts and upper thorax of a woman.
Busyadjective
Having a lot going on; complicated or intricate.
Flowers, stripes, and checks in the same fabric make for a busy pattern.Bustnoun
(slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.
a narcotics bustBusyadjective
Officious; meddling.
Bustnoun
(slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.
Busyverb
(transitive) To make somebody busy or active; to occupy.
Bustnoun
A player who fails to meet expectations.
Busyverb
(transitive) To rush somebody.
Bustnoun
A refutation of an opening, or of previously published analysis.
Busynoun
A police officer.
Bustverb
To break.
I busted my cooker while trying to fix it.Busyverb
keep busy with;
She busies herself with her butterfly collectionBustverb
To arrest (someone) for a crime.
Busyadjective
actively or fully engaged or occupied;
busy with her worka busy mantoo busy to eat lunchthe line is busyBustverb
To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
Busyadjective
overcrowded or cluttered with detail;
a busy paintinga fussy designBustverb
(snowboarding) An emphatic synonym of do or get.
He busted huge air off that jump!Busyadjective
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner;
an interfering old womanbustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himselfbusy about other people's businessBustverb
To reduce in rank.
He busted him down to patrolman for insubordination.Busyadjective
crowdedwith or characterized by much activity;
a very busy weeka busy lifea busy streeta busy seaportBustverb
(poker) To lose all of one's chips.
Busyadjective
(of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line);
her line is busyreceptionists' telephones are always engagedthe lavatory is in usekept getting a busy signalBustverb
(blackjack) To exceed a score of 21.
Bustverb
To break in (an animal).
Bustverb
To ejaculate; to eject semen.
Bustadjective
(slang) Without any money, broke, bankrupt.
After months of financial problems, the company finally went bust.Bustnoun
a complete failure;
the play was a dismal flopBustnoun
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
Bustnoun
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking;
they went on a bust that lasted three daysBustverb
ruin completely;
He busted my radio!Bustverb
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on;
The police raided the crack houseBustverb
separate or cause to separate abruptly;
The rope snappedtear the paperBustverb
go to pieces;
The lawn mower finally brokeThe gears wore outThe old chair finally fell apart completelyBustverb
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully;
The dam burstBustadjective
lacking funds;
`skint' is a British slang term
