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bust a cap

bust a cap verb: to fire a weapon; to shoot with a gun.

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, slang) To fire a weapon; to shoot with a gun.

Forms of bust a cap

third-person singular presentbusts a cap
present participlebusting a cap
past participlebusted a cap
pastbusted a cap
past participlebust a cap
pastbust a cap

Words formed from bust a cap

Questions about bust a cap

What does bust a cap mean?
Bust a cap means to fire a weapon; to shoot with a gun.
What part of speech is bust a cap?
Bust a cap is a verb.
What is the past tense of bust a cap?
The past tense of bust a cap is busted a cap.

Words near bust a cap in the dictionary

  1. Bussora
  2. bussu
  3. bussus
  4. bussy
  5. bust
  6. bust a cap
  7. bust a cap in someone's ass
  8. bust a gasket
  9. bust a gut
  10. bust a move
  11. bust a nut

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