Difference between Burst and Bust

What is the difference between Burst and Bust?

Burst as a noun is an instance of, or the act of bursting. while Bust as a noun is a sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders

Burst

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An instance of, or the act of bursting.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To break from internal pressure. To cause to break from internal pressure. To separate formfeed at perforation lines

Example sentence: What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful bonds around me; and sure enough, I would be lashed with the red-hot pokers or jealousy, by suspicions and fear, by burst of anger and quarrels.

Bust

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: without any money, broke

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shouldersThe breasts and upper thorax of a womanThe act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation: a narcotics bustA failed enterprise; a bomb

Part of speech: verb

Definition: Alteration of burstTo break somethingTo arrest for a crimeTo 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.An emphatic to do

Example sentence: If the money's right, I'm happy to bust up the other side of his face... No problem.

We hope you now know whether to use Burst or Bust in your sentence.

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