Bust vs False - What's the difference?
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A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders
The breasts and upper thorax of a woman
To break something
(slang) To arrest for a crime
(slang) 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.
(snowboarding) An emphatic to do
(US, informal) To reduce in rank.
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(poker) To lose all of one's chips.
(blackjack) To exceed a score of 21.
(slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation:
(slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.
(sports, derogatory) A player who fails to meet expectations.
(chess, informal) A refutation of an opening, or of previously published analysis.
(slang) without any money, broke
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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*:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As a verb bust
is .As an adjective false is
(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.bust
English
(wikipedia bust)Etymology 1
From (etyl) buste < (etyl) busto, probably from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* busty * overbust * underbustEtymology 2
From the verb .Verb
(en verb)- If Steinkamp doesn't take off that hat and stop messing around, I'm gonna bust him into a PFC.
Synonyms
; to arrest for a crime : nickDerived terms
* bust a cap * bust a gasket * bust a move * bust a nut * bust ass cold * bust loose * bust one's ass * bust one's balls * bust one's chops * bust out * bust upNoun
(en noun)- a narcotics bust
Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* bust up/bust-up * (adjective) * busterAnagrams
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Adjective
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