bust out

See also: bustout and bust-out

English

Verb

bust out (third-person singular simple present busts out, present participle busting out, simple past and past participle busted out)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To escape (from); break out.
    bust out of prison
  2. (informal, transitive) To free from captivity.
    They tried to bust the prisoner out, but were thwarted by the police.
  3. (US, informal, intransitive) To reveal, to show.
  4. (US, informal) To bring out, to take out.
  5. (US, informal, nonstandard) To burst out (laughing).

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