bust vs smack

bust

verb
  • To arrest (someone) for a crime. 

  • For a headline to exceed the amount of space reserved for it. 

  • To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state. 

  • To undo a trade, generally an error trade, that has already been executed. 

  • To break in (a woman or girl), To deflower 

  • To break. 

  • To exceed a score of 21. 

  • To break in (an animal). 

  • An emphatic synonym of do or get. 

  • To ejaculate; to eject semen. 

  • To refute an established opening. 

  • To lose all of one's chips. 

  • To reduce in rank. 

adj
  • Without any money, broke, bankrupt. 

noun
  • A police raid or takedown of a criminal enterprise. 

  • The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation. 

  • A refutation of an opening, or of a previously published analysis. 

  • A player who fails to meet expectations. 

  • A failed enterprise; a bomb. 

  • A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders. 

  • The downward portion of a boom and bust cycle; a recession. 

  • A disappointment. 

  • The breasts and upper thorax of a woman. 

smack

verb
  • To slap or hit someone. 

  • To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (normal U.S. and Canadian term spank) 

  • To have a particular taste; used with of. 

  • To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat. 

  • To indicate or suggest something; used with of. 

  • To get the flavor of. 

  • To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate. 

  • To make a smacking sound. 

noun
  • A group of jellyfish. 

  • A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank. 

  • The sound of a loud kiss. 

  • A distinct flavor, especially if slight. 

  • A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack 

  • A slight trace of something; a smattering. 

  • A form of fried potato; a scallop. 

  • A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip. 

  • Heroin. 

adv
  • As if with a smack or slap; smartly; sharply. 

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