Meaning of bust out | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To escape (from); break out.
   informal, intransitive
2. To free from captivity.
   informal, transitive
3. To reveal, to show.
   US, informal, intransitive
4. To bring out; to take out.
   US, informal
5. To burst out (laughing).
   US, informal, nonstandard
6. To lose by going bust.
   intransitive
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.
   dated, slang
8. To have sex with (a woman); to bring (a woman) to orgasm.
   slang

Examples

“to bust out of prison”

“They tried to bust the prisoner out, but were thwarted by the police.”

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

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