vverb.contactruin completelySynset:break bust
Antonyms:repair
Derivationally Related Form:breakagebreakablebustbuster
Hypernyms:destroy ruin
Inherited Hypernyms:breakdestroy
Direct Hyponyms:break down
Causes:break bust fall apart wear out wear
Full Troponyms:break down
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.socialsearch without warning, make a sudden surprise attack onSynset:bust raid
Examples:- The police raided the crack house
Derivationally Related Form:raid
Hypernyms:assail attack
Inherited Hypernyms:raidattackcontend
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.contactseparate or cause to separate abruptlySynset:bust rupture snap tear
Examples:- The rope snapped
- tear the paper
Derivationally Related Form:rupturesnaptear
Hypernyms:disunite divide part separate
Inherited Hypernyms:tearseparatemove
Direct Hyponyms:laceratepullrendriprip upriveshredtear up
Full Troponyms:laceraterendshredtease
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something | They --- the sheets (apply to: tear) | The strong winds --- the rope (apply to: snap) | The ropes --- (apply to: rupture, snap)
vverb.contactgo to piecesSynset:break bust fall apart wear wear out
Examples:- The lawn mower finally broke
- The gears wore out
- The old chair finally fell apart completely
Derivationally Related Form:breakablewear
Hypernyms:crumble decay dilapidate
Inherited Hypernyms:breakdecaychange
Direct Hyponyms:frayfrazzle
Full Troponyms:fray
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changebreak open or apart suddenly and forcefullySynset:burst bust
Hypernyms:break come apart fall apart separate split up
Inherited Hypernyms:burstbreakchange integritychange
Direct Hyponyms:shatter
Full Troponyms:shatter
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allout of working order ('busted' is an informal substitute for 'broken')Domain Usage:colloquialism
Synset:broken
Examples:- a broken washing machine
- the coke machine is broken
- the coke machine is busted
Antonyms:undamaged
Inherited Hypernyms:broken
Similar to:damaged