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to bustin

to bustin

1 9.8
To arrest someone, usually by the police
  • verb
  • /ˈbʌstɪn/
  • Slang
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  • So this kid gets busted and he's in jail.

So this kid gets busted and he's in jail.

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Examples

  • All right, so Fast forward to you getting busted and getting the five years.

  • He was surprised when the officers showed up to bust him for speeding.

  • So as far as we know, as far as we can find out, the guy got busted through bad OPSEC.

  • A lot of guys that got busted weren't guys that were high level guys.

  • Like what's great though, is that you get busted for this racket.

  • And and basically he got busted and he became ADEA informant.

  • The police are working hard to bust the drug ring in our neighborhood.

  • After months of surveillance, the FBI finally managed to bust the group involved in the scheme.

Synonyms

to bust
vsto bustin
  • Informal
320 6.1

To enter a place suddenly to arrest people

is an informal arrest term focusing on catching someone, not the raid action
to nab
vsto bustin
  • Informal
40 5.8

Catch someone suddenly to stop or arrest them

is informal police language for catching someone rather than general seizure

Antonyms

1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

104 4.3

Set someone free from prison or unfair control

How Forceful

to bustin
  • Slang
1 9.8
to detain
  • Formal
169 5.9
stop
310 1.0
to catch
1.0

Surface Forms

bust infinitive
busted past
busted past participle
busting present participle
busts third person singular

Etymology

Bustin is also slang from bust, meaning 'to arrest' or 'catch' someone, as in a police 'bust'. So when people say officers were bustin people, they mean the police were catching or arresting them.