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busting a cap

busting a cap is the present participle and gerund of bust a cap.

Meaning of bust a cap

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.

Questions about busting a cap

What is busting a cap the present participle and gerund of?
Busting a cap is the present participle and gerund of bust a cap.

Words near busting a cap in the dictionary

  1. Bustilloses
  2. bustily
  3. bustin'
  4. bustiness
  5. busting
  6. busting a cap
  7. busting a gut
  8. busting a move
  9. busting a nut
  10. busting a U
  11. busting around

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