bust
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Synonyms for bust
go bust
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- go bankrupt
- fail
- go under
- break
- be ruined
- be wound up
- go to the wall
- be liquidated
- go into receivership
- go into liquidation
- become insolvent
- cease trading
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Synonyms for bust
to come open or fly apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure
to hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand
the condition of being financially insolvent
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a quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand
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Synonyms for bust
the chest of a woman
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a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
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ruin completely
separate or cause to separate abruptly
go to pieces
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
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lacking funds
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