busts 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.
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.

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