bust out

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bust out

verb busts out · busting out · busted out · bust out

Canada, US, informal, intransitive To escape (from); break out. to bust out of prison
Canada, US, informal, transitive To free from captivity. They tried to bust the prisoner out, but were thwarted by the police.
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.
US, informal, transitive To bring out; to take out. They decided it was time to bust out the good hooch.
Similar: break out
US, informal, intransitive, nonstandard To burst out (laughing).
intransitive To lose by going bust.
dated, slang, transitive 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.
slang, transitive To have sex with (a woman); to bring (a woman) to orgasm.

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@misc{bust_out_2026,
  title = {bust out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bust%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}