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bust around

bust around verb: to attack (someone); to assault (someone).

Verb

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

  1. (slang, transitive) To attack (someone); to assault (someone).

Forms of bust around

third-person singular presentbusts around
present participlebusting around
past participlebusted around
pastbusted around

Questions about bust around

What does bust around mean?
Bust around means to attack (someone); to assault (someone).
What part of speech is bust around?
Bust around is a verb.
What is the past tense of bust around?
The past tense of bust around is busted around.

Words near bust around in the dictionary

  1. bust a gasket
  2. bust a gut
  3. bust a move
  4. bust a nut
  5. bust a U
  6. bust around
  7. bust ass
  8. bust ass cold
  9. bust chops
  10. bust down
  11. bust downs

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