bust — Defs

01 n. A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.

1.
A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.
“Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust The faithless column, and the crumbling bust.” — Pope.
2.
The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.
3.
A woman's bosom{2}.

02 v. t. To arrest, for committing a crime; -- often used in the passive; as, the whole gang got busted.

1.
To arrest, for committing a crime; -- often used in the passive; as, the whole gang got busted.[informal]

03 v. i. To break or burst.

1.
To break or burst.[informal]
2.
In blackjack, to draw a card that causes one's total to exceed twenty-one.(Card Playing)
3.
To go bankrupt.

Phrases & compounds

to go bust — to go bankrupt.

or bust — or collapse from the effort; -- used in phrases expressing determination to do something; as, Oregon or bust, meaning “We will get to Oregon or die trying.”