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bust someone's ass

bust someone's ass verb: to hurt or beat up.

Verb

bust someone's ass (third-person singular simple present busts someone's ass, present participle busting someone's ass, simple past and past participle busted someone's ass)

  1. (slang, vulgar) To hurt or beat up.
    • Say that again and I'm going to bust your ass.

Forms of bust someone's ass

third-person singular presentbusts someone's ass
present participlebusting someone's ass
past participlebusted someone's ass
pastbusted someone's ass

Questions about bust someone's ass

What does bust someone's ass mean?
Bust someone's ass means to hurt or beat up.
What part of speech is bust someone's ass?
Bust someone's ass is a verb.
What is the past tense of bust someone's ass?
The past tense of bust someone's ass is busted someone's ass.

Words near bust someone's ass in the dictionary

  1. bust one's gut
  2. bust one's hump
  3. bust one's neck
  4. bust out
  5. bust someone's agates
  6. bust someone's ass
  7. bust someone's balls
  8. bust the dust
  9. bust up
  10. bust-down
  11. bust-downs

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