Plural of bust

Forms of bust

Busts in a sentence

• The temptation to squeeze in a favourite headline that busts by using the flexibility of new technology is often very strong.1990, Paul Williams, The Computerized Newspaper: A Practical Guide for Systems Users, page 105
• If your headline busts (breaks the confines of the layout) you will know straightaway.2007, Rob Steen, Sports Journalism: A Multimedia Primer, page 167
• Carlin also got arrested at one of comedian Lenny Bruce’s obscenity busts.2020 July 24, Dennis Simanaitis, “CELEBRATING GEORGE CARLIN”, in Simanaitis Says, archived from the original on 16 May 2022. From the entry carlin
• Only three countries had boom–busts in both stock prices and property prices, Finland, Italy, and Japan.2004, Richard C. K. Burdekin, Pierre L. Siklos, editors, Deflation: Current and Historical Perspectives, Cambridge University Press…. From the entry boom-bust
• The drug busts turn all of us into finger pointers and posses.2004 August 23, George Vecsey, “Sports of The Times: Another Effect of Drug Use”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York…. From the entry finger pointer

Meaning of bust

1. verb To break.
2. verb To arrest (someone or a group of people) for a crime.
3. verb To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.

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Questions about the plural of bust

What is the plural of bust?

The plural of bust is busts.

Is bust countable?

Bust is a countable noun.