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bust in

bust in verb: to enter or join (something) aggressively and without an invitation.

Verb

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

  1. (slang, transitive) To enter or join (something) aggressively and without an invitation.
    • They busted in the jail to find the accused man.
    • He busted in our conversation.

Forms of bust in

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

Questions about bust in

What does bust in mean?
Bust in means to enter or join (something) aggressively and without an invitation.
What part of speech is bust in?
Bust in is a verb.
What is the past tense of bust in?
The past tense of bust in is busted in.

Words near bust in in the dictionary

  1. bust chops
  2. bust down
  3. bust downs
  4. bust improver
  5. bust improvers
  6. bust in
  7. bust into
  8. bust it down
  9. bust off
  10. bust on
  11. bust one's arse

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