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bust out

verb

  1. escape
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Wiktionary

verb

  1. To escape (from); break out.

    to bust out of prison

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. To bring out; to take out.

    They decided it was time to bust out the good hooch.

  5. To burst out (laughing).
  6. To lose by going bust.
  7. 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. To have sex with (a woman); to bring (a woman) to orgasm.
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