Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bust-out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables
bust-out
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An escape attempt, usually from a prison.

Slang

noun

An attempt at cheating, such as gambling with weighted dice.

Dated; Slang

noun

A commercial bankruptcy caused for deliberate and nefarious purposes by organized crime; any deliberately contrived bankruptcy.

Dated; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

bust-outs (plural)

Phrases

bust-out man

Questions

What does bust-out mean?
An escape attempt, usually from a prison.

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