bust out

Verb

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

1. (Canada, US, informal, intransitive) To escape (from); break out.
   • to bust out of prison
2. (Canada, US, informal, transitive) To free from captivity.
   • They tried to bust the prisoner out, but were thwarted by the police.
   • building the kind of solidarity which will finally bust us out of the closet.1971, Gate, “Open Letter To Allan Oxside”, in Body Politic, number 1, page 3
3. (US, informal, intransitive) To reveal, to show; to appear.
   • The signs are everywhere: there are bells and tinsel on street lamps, shoppers on the sidewalks and Santas busting out all over.1977 November 26, Kate Wheeler, “Talk of Our Town: Parade Toasts Polar Visitor”, in The Miami Herald, 1st edition, 67th year, number 361, Miami, Fla., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2-B, column 5
4. (US, informal, transitive) To bring out; to take out.
   • They decided it was time to bust out the good hooch.

   Synonyms:

   break out

5. (US, informal, intransitive, nonstandard) To burst out (laughing).
6. (intransitive) To lose by going bust.
7. (dated, slang, transitive) To buy an interest in (a business) and then take out a large amount of debt, strip (the business) of assets and then cash out before (the business) goes into bankruptcy.
8. (slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To have sex with (a woman); to bring (a woman) to orgasm.