Meaning of bust up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To physically damage or ruin; to be ruined; to go bankrupt; to end (something).
   US, informal, transitive
2. To break up (end a relationship).
   US, informal, intransitive
3. To shoot (someone).
   slang
4. To express sudden and intense emotions; to burst into loud laughter.
   slang
5. To spend money wildly, especially on alcoholic drinks.
   Australia, slang

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Examples

“The doctor told me nothing that I didn't already know; my hand was busted up pretty good. It was too early to tell how badly it had been busted up, but I was most definitely out of the tournament.”

“I knew, because both Alison and Penny had taught me, that busting up with someone could be miserable, but I didn't know that getting off with someone could be miserable too.”

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