bust
noun
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
have bust
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present perfectof bust.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This is not to denigrate players who have bust a gut for their country; it's an attempt to explain the real world they live in.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The horse was so big that the General like to have bust gettin up.
From "Same old Bill, eh Mable!" by G. William Breck
I should think you would have bust if you hadn't had a chance to let it go.
From A Hero of Romance by Richard Marsh
Good thing I didn't have on a celluloid collar or 'twould have bust into a blaze.
From Mary-'Gusta by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
I took one look, and if mine had been a surgical case of stitches the last thread would have bust that instant.
From The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary by Anne Warner
