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bust-out

bust-out noun: an escape attempt, usually from a prison.

Noun

bust-out (plural bust-outs)

  1. (slang) An escape attempt, usually from a prison.
  2. (dated, slang) An attempt at cheating, such as gambling with weighted dice.
  3. (dated, slang) A commercial bankruptcy caused for deliberate and nefarious purposes by organized crime; any deliberately contrived bankruptcy.

Forms of bust-out

pluralbust-outs

Words formed from bust-out

Phrases with bust-out

Questions about bust-out

What does bust-out mean?
Bust-out means an escape attempt, usually from a prison.
What part of speech is bust-out?
Bust-out is a noun.
What is the plural of bust-out?
The plural of bust-out is bust-outs.

Words near bust-out in the dictionary

  1. bust someone's balls
  2. bust the dust
  3. bust up
  4. bust-down
  5. bust-downs
  6. bust-out
  7. bust-out man
  8. bust-out men
  9. bust-outs
  10. bust-up
  11. bust-ups

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