bust up (English, verb)
expansion: bust up (third-person singular simple present busts up, present participle busting up, simple past and past participle busted up or (colloquial) bust up)
Senses:
glosses: To physically damage or ruin; to be ruined; to go bankrupt; to end (something).
tags: US
informal
transitive
glosses: To break up (end a relationship).
tags: US
informal
intransitive
qualifier: African-American Vernacular
glosses: To shoot (someone).
tags: slang
glosses: To express sudden and intense emotions; to burst into loud laughter.
tags: slang
glosses: To spend money wildly, especially on alcoholic drinks.
tags: Australia
slang
Forms:
form: busts up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: busting up
tags: participle
present
form: busted up
tags: participle
past
form: busted up
tags: past
form: bust up
tags: colloquial
participle
past
form: bust up
tags: colloquial
past